Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Whatever Weather


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  1. Dean says listener's PhD*Son gets an A+ in citizenship! He won election to the Kennebunk, Maine Selectboard Tuesday night! Today he leaves for a three week Arctic expedition to Coats Island in Hudson Bay to do Shorebird research. You can follow his (Shiloh's) adventures on Coats Island *in* Hudson Bay here: http://shorebirdscience.org

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  2. It occurs to me that if Jeb Bush were to commit to Kinky Friedman as his running mate, that would put voting Republican in another light altogether. The question would then become “Does Jeb Bush have a weak ticker?”

    --Alan

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  3. A couple of local news notes:

    Water use in Fresno already down by a quarter compared to a year ago, with seemingly minor adjustments.

    Number of homeless people in Fresno reduced by 50% in a year; they had seemed far less numerous. Campaign to get them housed and to get them the services they need continues.

    Not bad.

    Warmer today, but rather nice in the evening.

    --Alan

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  4. listener--I was reading about pronunciation mergers and splits and was reminded of one you might be familiar with. They say the distinction was common in your area in the 1930's, not so much today--so it should remain in the speech of older folks: horse/hoarse. My Webster's dictionary from my high school days indicates a difference in pronunciation too, but it isn't clear to me just what it is. Do you hear a difference?

    --Alan

    Horse/hoarse merger [Click]

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  5. Alan, I do not hear a difference.

    "Number of homeless people in Fresno reduced by 50% in a year; they had seemed far less numerous. Campaign to get them housed and to get them the services they need continues."

    Very IMPRESSIVE!!!

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  6. Wait, I suspect that horse is spoken the same as hoarse, but hoarse may be slightly more drawn out.

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