They feel so right, but sound so wrong.
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Show notes
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much | Online Etymological Dictionary
https://www.etymonline.com/word/much
mucho | OEDoS
https://www.spanishetym.com/terms/mucho
Turkey in Turkish, and other geographically implausible names for this bird.
https://slate.com/human-interest/2014/11/turkey-in-turkish-and-other-geographically-implausible-names-for-this-bird.html
Brexit leader’s photo gets dirty laughs in Malaysia, PH | Inquirer Technology
https://technology.inquirer.net/49113/brexit-leaders-photo-gets-dirty-laughs-in-malaysia-ph
Pooky/Pookie – phrase meaning and origin
https://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/17/messages/526.html
World Wide Words: Methinks
http://www.worldwidewords.org/topicalwords/tw-met1.htm
coke | Signbank
http://www.auslan.org.au/dictionary/gloss/coca-cola.html
fuck | BSL SignBank
https://bslsignbank.ucl.ac.uk/dictionary/words/fuck-1.html
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