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You'd first have to decide if it it pronounced embakwe, mabakwe, or mmmmbakwe
 

JGopher said:
As long as we hear 'a Mbakwe dunk' or 'an Mbakwe dunk' a few times every game from the booth, I could care less!

Although, 'an' just sounds right to me, regardless of the rules.
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Gopher, you hit on another usage... You could care less? Or you couldn't care less? My training says "couldn't" as long as it is the bottom of the totem pole. If it is not at the bottom, then you could care less.

Screw it, this calls for an "M" cold beer. Or is it a "M" cold beer?
 

Dr.Don said:
Gopher, you hit on another usage... You could care less? Or you couldn't care less? My training says "couldn't" as long as it is the bottom of the totem pole. If it is not at the bottom, then you could care less.

Screw it, this calls for an "M" cold beer. Or is it a "M" cold beer?
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Depends on how slurred your speech is when you say it. Sometimes my pronunciation of the most simple words sounds as if I am speaking in tongues.

"I could care less" is essentially saying nothing.

OT: Is BW3 by Williams Arena opening soon? I believe Saturday there were still big 'coming soon' signs out...
 

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It's always bothered me when people say "an historic". The h isn't silent. As people already pointed out, it's the phonetic sound. Myron got it wrong.
 






It seems to me that we have quite a strange combination of intelligence and idiocy on GH, this thread falling under the former.

---Insert Dr. Don quote about variety/spice of life here--- :drink:
 


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