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Re: [APD] Ummm - Aaahh



:-)  Secret: It's why William Safire says "Uh" so much and
never "um" or "ah".


sh
--- Karen Randall <krandall at rdrcpa_biz> wrote:
> Scott wrote:
> 
> >> If you don't follow the
> vernacular, but prefer to follow older usage, "a" for
> "um"
> has links to the latin, although not all latin terms
> ending
> in "um" can be made into plurals by change "um" to "a." 
> <<
> 
> So those who say "ahh" when they can't find the right
> word are actually
> saying "umm" more than once? ;-)
> 


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