Thursday, September 18, 2008

Things that sound funny

Caucus. When spoken by a Denverian (as heard on MPR today) sounds a lot like 'ca-cas'. Yeah, it sounded like that during the whole story.

Crack Spread. A new term brought up at staff today: stating the crack spread is widening. It really means the difference between crude oil and petroleum deriviatives (like jet fuel). I liked my internal snickering definition better.

Moist. On the off chance Marne might read this post today, this word makes my list. Because it makes her laugh.

Turkey Vultures. Commonly known in Saudi Arabia/Ohio as vultures, but in the midwest as turkeys. It's easy to mix them up, so why not just put the words together?

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