Christie's neat puzzler of a plot is easier to defend. It has defied the inevitably mummifying process of more than 25,000 performances and still possesses an uncanny precision worthy of the mistress of murder's chilling geriatric creation, Miss Marple. UK and USA pronunciation and audio side-by-side. Very detailed in terms of alternative pronunciations. It's fascinating to glimpse the ghost of Peter Cotes's original 1952 production. But this is sometimes a thin and campy shadow of its former self, whose creaks arise from cliché not suspense. Christie's best thrillers have a psychological conviction and a subtle sense of evil that the current cast, apart from one or two noble exceptions, shelve in favour of xenophobic exaggeration or dullness. Christie's trap still snaps shut but the cat's been away for years, leaving the mice to carry the play. Fun fact: Minnesota is the number one producer of turkeys in the nation. Which suddenly makes this amazing stand at our State Fair that much more of a classic.

Where to Find It: Caramel Apple Sundae (Between Chambers and Nelson streets, just south of the Grandstand) We always ask around and seek out the most popular additions. This year, after trying nearly a dozen new options, a few new challengers stood tall above the rest.

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When he got added as a new vendor to the 2022 state fair, we were even more excited to see him share his awesome food with the crowds. When heading indoors, the biggest pull for mice will be food sources. Keep your kitchen and living areas clean of crumbs, keep food in airtight containers and ensure your rubbish bin is also sealed to reduce smells. Find out more about keeping your home clean and fresh here. Piping hot donuts, loaded with cinnamon and sugar, in a perfectly shareable size? What’s not to love?

I couldn’t believe how many of our friends didn’t know about the Minnesota Apples inside the Agriculture Horticulture building. You see, when the fair was cancelled in 2020 because of the pandemic, the fair announced a “food parade” with a limited selection of vendors. One of those was West Indies Soul Food, and we grabbed a Jamaican Patty on a whim. He describes 2 two types of GOOSE vowel /uː/ in SSBE 3: (i) a more centralised monophthongal vowel [üː] or, with unrounding, [ɯ̈ː]; and (ii) a short diphthong [ʊu] or, with unrounding, [ɨ̞ɯ̈] (these being particularly common in final position, e.g. do, shoe, who). He also notes that /uː/ was transcribed as a diphthong (/uw/) as long ago as 1900. Mouthtrap has been designed to create the ultimate stiff rig in an easy, hassle-free manner. During testing there is one element that particularly stood out for the lads involved in the team – this was the fact that it is easier to manipulate than any other stiff material on the market, without the hassle of steaming over a piping hot kettle which takes up valuable fishing time and extra effort. Like most long time fair goers, we love to mix up the classics with the wild and creative new foods the vendors introduce each year.Another lexical set is called KIT. All of the words in the KIT set have the /ɪ/ vowel (examples include k it, b it, s it, and sh ip). If you’re brand-new to the fair, this is where to start. And if you’re a long time visitor and haven’t ever tried any of these, then just what, exactly, have you been doing with your life? 1. Pronto Pup NURSE as /əː/. This choice clarifies the relationship between /ə/ and /əː/ more clearly. We use /ɪ/ in unstressed and stressed syllables, so why not /ə/? We already stress /ə/ in GOAT /əʊ/, as well as the possibility of stressing /ə/ in a few casual speech forms because /bɪˈkəz/, going to /ˈgənə/, yup /jəp/. In 12 days, these folks go through 400,000 pounds of potatoes and 25,000 pounds of ketchup. The crowds are not wrong about this one.