Another "$100 Misunderstanding" (1)

[Wilson Gray]

On Aug 13, 2004, at 10:24 PM, Douglas G. Wilson wrote:

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>> Not at all. My fault for not being clearer.  Okay, then. IN veh lup
>> *is* odd.;-)
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> I myself use "EN-vuh-lope" or so AFAIK. I hear "AHN-vuh-lope" enough
> that I
> don't find it odd. I think I've probably heard "EN-vuh-lup" sometimes
> because it just doesn't sound very odd to me (by contrast to e.g.
> [*?]"ANN-tuh-lup" for "antelope" which does sound odd to me).
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> MW3 gives a bunch of pronunciations for the noun "envelope", some of
> them
> seemingly associated with a variant spelling "envelop" (which LOOKS
> odd to
> me for the noun). For example "EN-veh-lup" is there, and "EN-vuh-lup"
> and
> even "EN-vlup" ... if I'm reading it right.
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> -- Doug Wilson
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By Jove! Has MW3 no shame?! Pro usque tandem abutere, Merriame,
patientia nostra?

-Wilson Gray