Nation Turns 250 Before Finishing Saying ‘Semiquincentennial’
An estimated 61.3 percent of attempts to pronounce the seven-syllable word, many begun on Jan. 1, were still in progress when the anniversary passed, most of them stalled on the ‘quin.’
Reporting the Nation to Itself Since Whenever
An estimated 61.3 percent of attempts to pronounce the seven-syllable word, many begun on Jan. 1, were still in progress when the anniversary passed, most of them stalled on the ‘quin.’