-body

[RonButters at AOL.COM]

Well, a lot of secondarily-stressed sounds will turn into a schwa if you wait
long enough. Even "envelope" can start with a schwa.


In a message dated 10/27/1999 8:01:19 PM, preston at PILOT.MSU.EDU writes:

<< This is a question of the pronunciation of the word "body" when joined with
>a prefix such as any-, some-, no-, etc. Growing up in North Dakota and
>Wisconsin, we pronounced "anybody" as any-BUH-dy. However, as I travel
>around the States, the pronunciation of any-BAH-dy seems to be more popular.
>Which pronunciation is generally more accepted? >>