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| Winking Wilbur Wrights...? |
Wait, Watt.* No way's W** for four
winking Wilbur Wrights whilst wicked
warlocks -- wan-wigg'd -- wildly wave one's
worthless warrantee:
warlocks -- wan-wigg'd -- wildly wave one's
worthless warrantee:
*George D. Watt, together with iso-initial'd fellow Mormon Parley P. Pratt (see lines for letter P above), develops Deseret alphabet c. 1855.
**Pronounced in two syllables, as in "Dub-yah."
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| Xerox'd xerophytes...? |
X...? No, Xaver,* X ain't for four
Xerox'd xerophytes. X is...? (E)x-
actly: "ximply xwarmin'" xanthic
xylocopidae:
*Franz Xaver Gabelsberger invents a shorthand and tags it with his own name c. 1817.
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| Yakitori'd yaks...? |
Y...? No, Yeli,* Y's NOT for four
yakitori'd yaks. Yeah, yeah, you
you-know-what: Y's yakISH, yet's your
yashmak'd young'un's yak:
*Xia dynasty scholar Yeli Renrong invents Tangut script in 1036.
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| Zipper'd zodiacs...? |
Z...? No, Zobo,* Z's NOT for four
zipper'd zodiacs. Zorillas...?
Zebras...? Zebus...? Zorses...? Zut! Z's
Zizi's** zaftig zack:
*Liberian Wido Zobo invents Loma syllabary c. 1935. ** Oslo Cooper ("Ozzy") Bartholomew, call'd "Zizi" by his grandmother, is fond of his many pet zacks -- one of which is shown here with Ozzy's grandfather.
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