“Is that the theme one?”
You knew I’d get you. Now it’s a race between myself and the odd five other students that heard you.
During the ELS picnic today, Dr. Lorimor and myself were talking about summer plans. I mentioned that I used to live in the Lewisburg area (where Bucknell is located, and Dr. Lorimor’s new academic home). This summer, I’m actually going up to visit Knoebels (and the “k” is pronounced) which is nearby. I explained that it is a really fun family theme park and kind of a childhood memory of mind. Dr. Lorimor responded with:
“Is that the theme one?”
Yes… Yes, Dr. Lorimor, I just said that. But then she corrected herself to say “free one.” And yes, Knoebels is free to get in, free to park, just the rides cost 25¢ or around that.
Free and theme have the vowel sound [i] as well as start with voiceless fricatives, and she was also primed for it as I had said “theme” just before. And maybe even she was subconsciously trying to align to my word structure since she said the exact same word I had said back to her.
EDIT: Took out a reference. Didn’t think about it until I had posted it. Sorry about that.
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