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my daughter used to pronounce "mayonaisse", "man-eggs". i always found this to be funnier than it probably actually was, but i am laughing right now again as i type this.


I believe you have just found a deconstructive "moment." Pat yourself on the back and consider giving Paul de Man a posthumous mental hummer. See what four years and eighty grand at Dartmouth gets you?

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