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L. Coyote

(51,129 posts) Sat Jun 25, 2016, 09:39 AM Jun 2016

Missippi Literacy Program shows improvement.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/14/whats-the-worst-way-to-pr_n_423330.html

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Missippi Literacy Program shows improvement. (Original Post) L. Coyote Jun 2016 OP

LOL! Odin2005 Jun 2016 #1

1 Missippi, 2 Missippi, 3 Missippi.. meow2u3 Jun 2016 #2

Well, that saves time ... surrealAmerican Jun 2016 #3

It took me 3 times to catch it awoke_in_2003 Jun 2016 #4

that is the way they say it. edhopper Jun 2016 #5

Some "they's" do Aerows Jun 2016 #6

c'mon edhopper Jun 2016 #8

D'oh! sakabatou Jun 2016 #7

Odin2005

(53,521 posts)

1. LOL!

Reply to L. Coyote (Original post)

Sat Jun 25, 2016, 01:16 PM

Jun 2016

meow2u3

(24,761 posts)

2. 1 Missippi, 2 Missippi, 3 Missippi..

Reply to L. Coyote (Original post)

Sat Jun 25, 2016, 02:58 PM

Jun 2016

Couldn't resist.

surrealAmerican

(11,359 posts)

3. Well, that saves time ...

Reply to meow2u3 (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 25, 2016, 04:18 PM

Jun 2016

... or makes the time go faster - I can't decide which.

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)

4. It took me 3 times to catch it

Reply to L. Coyote (Original post)

Sat Jun 25, 2016, 07:29 PM

Jun 2016

because I assumed they wouldn't misspell their own state's name.

edhopper

(33,552 posts)

5. that is the way they say it.

Reply to L. Coyote (Original post)

Sat Jun 25, 2016, 07:55 PM

Jun 2016

M'ssippi

Aerows

(39,961 posts)

6. Some "they's" do

Reply to edhopper (Reply #5)

Sat Jun 25, 2016, 10:50 PM

Jun 2016

Many pronounce it correctly (and spell it correctly, too!)

edhopper

(33,552 posts)

8. c'mon

Reply to Aerows (Reply #6)

Sat Jun 25, 2016, 10:56 PM

Jun 2016

it's a joke.
Like New Yawk.

sakabatou

(42,146 posts)

7. D'oh!

Reply to L. Coyote (Original post)

Sat Jun 25, 2016, 10:54 PM

Jun 2016

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