The Clementses grow to enjoy Pnin's eccentricities and his idiosyncratic phrasings. The simpler sentence phrasings are then transformed into variations that are more difficult to interpret. There are also parallels between jazz and the improvised phrasings of freestyle rap. Thus, a strong accent similar to Central Ontarian is heard, yet many different phrasings exist. Such phrasings may put one's scene partner in a difficult position. Nevertheless, there are in his work some phrasings which today are seen as racist. Hours over 12 are not usually combined with phrasings using "half", "quarter", "to", or "past".