Well, we do say LABoratory here, though
Posted by GPP on August 13, 2003
In Reply to: Webster's Dictionary... posted by GPP on August 13, 2003
: Does anyone other than me still say EXquisite (rather than exQUISite), HOSpitable, PREparatory, etc? Americans, at least, are seemingly incapable of accenting the first syllable of any multisyllabic word. I cringe whenever I hear forMIDable or apPLICable.
Or preFERably.
- Well, we do say LABoratory here, though R. Berg 13/August/03
- Well, we do say LABoratory here, though GPP 13/August/03
- Well, we do say LABoratory here, though Gary 13/August/03
- Well, we do say LABoratory here, though GPP 13/August/03
- Well, we do say LABoratory here, though Gary 13/August/03
- Well, we do say LABoratory here, though GPP 13/August/03
- Well, we do say LABoratory here, though Word Camel 13/August/03
- Well, we do say LABoratory here, though James Briggs 13/August/03
- Well, we do say LABoratory here, though Word Camel 13/August/03
- Well, we do say LABoratory here, though GPP 13/August/03
- Well, we do say LABoratory here, though Gary 13/August/03
- Well, we do say LABoratory here, though GPP 13/August/03