Date:    Mon, 2 Mar 1998 18:20:29 -0500
<br>From:    Grant Barrett  gbarrett[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]DFJP.COM 
<br>Subject: Welp vs. Well
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<br>There's a commercial running in the NYC metro area for Hofstra University that's
<br> cracking me up.
<br>
<br>In summary, it has has a kid kind of stuttering along saying something like "I,
<br> uh, well, you know..." over and over.
<br>
<br>Then the basso-voiced announcer tubas (well, he doesn't "trumpet," does he? Not
<br> with a deep voice. Maybe he "sousaphones"?) about how Hofstra can get you
<br> talking like a smart person in no time.
<br>
<br>Then the kid says as if to prove how articulate he is (no typo here): "Welp, it
<br> works like this..."
<br>
<br>This is not the first person or the first time I've heard "welp" instead of 
<br> "well." I do it myself, on purpose, but I really explode that "p." The kid's
<br> "p" was a little more glottal.
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<br>Whaddya know about this?
<br>
<br>Grant Barrett
<br>gbarrett[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]dfjp.com
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