When challenged to pronounce "shibboleth", Christopher Columbus did it in such a perfect way, that he was instantly recognized as the new leader of the natives' army.
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Shibboleth
/ˈʃɪbəlɛθ/
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In recent times, the correct treatment of initial h in speech has come to be regarded as a kind of shibboleth of social position.
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He also declares that "th" is the veritable English shibboleth. He advises those Germans who cannot pronounce the sound correctly to pronounce it like "d," the symbol which he regularly uses for "th" in his lessons.
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It's about time we abandoned the bourgeois shibboleth that earning money makes you a better person.
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