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“How do you pronounce g..o..a..t..e..e?”
“The ‘goa’ is pronounced like the word ‘go’, and the ‘tee’ is pronounced like the word ‘tea’. The word is pronounced ‘go-TEA’ with the stress on the second syllable. Do you know what a goatee is?”
“Isn’t it the pointed beard that you grow on the chin?”
“Very good! When you have a goatee, you leave the area around the chin alone. You shave everywhere else — cheeks, under the neck, etc.”
“I am not particularly fond of the goatee. Are you?”
“It looks great on some people. My friend Ravi has had a goatee most of his life.”
“That’s true! But why is it called ‘goatee’? Is there a reason?”
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