enunciation

the day had just begun with our daily recitation of the pledge of allegiance when inquisitive heather raised her hand and asked, "what's a widgit?" "a what?" was my reply. "WIDGIT!" she repeated, slightly annoyed. "there's no such thing. it's not a word," i told her. "of course it's a word! ...and to the republic for WIDGIT stands!!"