Are you sure you haven't already posted this one earlier, Pat? Anyway maybe the newly formed ear's test will be whether it hears the jangle of coins.
Bill
> On 30 Oct 2013, at 6:53 pm, Patrick McManus <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> TROUBLE
>
> he had
> great trouble
> trying to make
> a sow's ear
> out of a
> silk purse
>
>
> pmcmanus
> r402
> still having fun-troubling these expressions /sayings
> disturbing old associations hopefully into something fresh
> P old P very old P
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