Why do people 'drop' a new single? How to pronounce 'often.'
Grammar Girl: For Writers and Language Lovers.
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The Evolution of the T Pronunciation
The winning poem from the National Grammar Day Poetry Contest was written by Jay Waters, who has taught advertising at University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa for eight years. He says he's constantly trying not to embarrass himself with his unquote-style writing and turns it into a poem about how people should pronounce often. The winner is called "Taloemly," which means 'to settle like water out of a lake'
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