[Niles and Daphne are discussing names for a baby]
How about Desmond?
Hmm. "Desmond Crane, you are hereby sentenced to..." No, I don't like it. What about Jack?
'Fraid not. The first name ends with the same sound that begins the last name, so you either end up running them together — Jackrane — or you face the dreaded glottal stop. Jack—Crane. Jack—Crane. It's unpleasant for the throat.
This conversation’s unpleasant for the throat.
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