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A retired federal judge appointed to oppose the Justice Department’s bid to dismiss former national security adviser Michael Flynn’s guilty plea to lying to the FBI requested on Monday a hearing for oral arguments after he briefs the court.
A retired federal judge, appointed to oppose the Justice Department’s bid to dismiss former national security adviser Michael Flynn’s guilty plea to lying to the FBI, requested on Monday a hearing for oral arguments after he briefs the court.
After 10 years as Utah’s governor, Gary Herbert half-jokingly converted Monday into a salesman for Speedway gas stations and its parent company, Marathon Petroleum, because they are about to become the first to sell much cleaner “Tier 3” gasoline.
process that gave us pairs like burst/bust, curse/cuss, horse/hoss, barse/bass, and arse/ass.
"He has been deeply unhappy for weeks," a source who agreed to speak anonymously to discuss internal discussions told NBC.
I had to go looking, because I couldn't figure out how to say them differently.
That's how I felt when I first learned about the cot–caught merger.
If you wish to try to simulate the distinction for people who do not normally make it, I have found that it is best to illustrate it this way:
Marry has the same vowel as Matt or mat, so IPA /æ/.
Merry has the same vowel as met, so IPA /ɛ/.
Mary has the same vowel as mate or may, so IPA /eɪ/ or /e/, depending on just how glide-y you are feeling.
