CONtract/conTRACT

Duane Campbell dcamp911 at JUNO.COM
Wed Oct 31 18:21:08 UTC 2001


I have heard several spokespersons talk about the victims who have
CON-tracted anthrax. My understanding has always been that you CON-tract
with someone for a sale or service, but you con-TRACT a disease. Is this
ideosyncratic or is this proper susage that is just slipping. (It seems
to be the same people who constantly say "as best we can.")

D



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