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Mnnnm versus Mooooo

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

Toronto, 2011.11.05

When I sing "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" for Kenny, I use a cow-like lowing sound "Mnnnnnmmmm". Today he told me that one of his friends says, "Moo!" instead. "it's interesting, isn't it?" he asked.

He doesn't know that English-speakers think that cows make a "Moo!" sound. Hee hee!

rand()m quote

Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

—Abraham Lincoln