Fri 1 Jun 2007
59U Outbound, Murray Ave, Squirrel Hill. Saturday Afternoon.
Two guys talk about searching a video game music composer’s name:
Guy #1: Yeah, but my accuracy really goes down when I type fast.
Guy #2: I think I pause because of the “O”. There just aren’t words in English that have a “U/O” combination.
[…]
— “Virtuosity”! But I can’t think of any others.
Guy #1: I can’t think of any. Are there any that have a “U/O/S” ending?
Guy #2: [to another guy] Hey! Can you think of any English words that have a “U/O” combination? Besides “virtuosity!” [thinks] And “quorum”.
Guy #1: I guess any that begin with “quo-”…
— Overheard by Sarah