Re: Literacy in the USA -- not so very good


"Purl Gurl" <purlgurl@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Chess One wrote:

[...]

> There are some words I cannot spell, no matter how many times I
> practice
> spelling them. Words which begin with psy and rhy always booger my
> mind.

Do you rhyme that "booger" with "cougar" or "sugar"? I worked with a
man from Kentucky around 1970, perhaps 35 years old at the time, who
pronounced it "booger", like "sugar". It seemed to be a taboo word
for him, and I had the impression he was avoiding the "rugger"
pronunciation out of politeness.

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