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Margot Asquith and Calvin Coolidge
manolan Started conversation Aug 9, 2002
Margot Asquith to Jean Harlow who had been mispronouncing her name: "No, the 't' is silent, as in 'Harlow'."
A young boy (or girl, depending on which version of the story you believe) was challenged to get the famously terse Calvin Coolidge to say three words. On being told this, Coolidge's reply was "you lose".
"the 't' is silent, as in 'Harlow'."
TRiG (Ireland) A dog, so bade in office Posted May 5, 2006
... took me ages to get that.
TRiG.
"the 't' is silent, as in 'Harlow'."
manolan Posted May 8, 2006
So pleased you did. Remains my all time favourite.
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