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Subject: Re: Marry merry Mary Murry
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Date: Fri, 6-Dec-85 13:24:04 EST
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James K. Anthony, MD, child psychiatrist in St. Louis, was warned
when he came to the US (from England) that his children would
become learning disabled.  The concern was that they would make
distinctions that Americans do not make, such as "Mary, merry, mary."
(In the original anecdote, "Murray" was not part of the list.)
--Barry Kort (with a little help from Dan Katz)