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Thread #110431 Message #2317659
Posted By: Herga Kitty
16-Apr-08 - 04:32 PM
Thread Name: Origins: A Willy Question!
Subject: RE: Origins: A Willy Question!
Azizi, Villan - of course the pronunciation makes a difference - "wind-up" pronounced "wined-up" is teasing, but "wind-up" pronounced "Winned-up" is panic! And a wind-up Willie would be clockwork, I guess (or possibly a nasty draught?)