Twist Me a Tongue

       The Vin Scully anecdote last Thursday indicates how one sound can influence another in spoken language.  Tongue-twisters are another example.

       This appeared in the L.A. Times last Thursday, one of the hardest I've ever come across to say and repeat correctly if you speak it fast.  These two words are about a Dodger player surprising a Giant pitcher with a three run home run.  The player's name is Puig, pronounced [pweeg]. 

       The tongue-twister is simply "Puig sideswiped"; I'm betting you can't say it five times fast (or even at normal rate) without tripping over your own tongue.  Try it.