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TONGUE TWISTER
RED ANTS RUN IN THE BLACK ANT'S HOLE. INFORMANT SAID WHENEVER A
NEW KID CAME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR SCHOOL, THEY WOULD ALWAYS TEST
THEM WITH THIS TWISTER. IF THE TWISTER IS SAID FAST ENOUGH, IT IS
A DEROGATORY SENTENCE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 11-06-1972