FAQ (was Re: TIPS)

[Charles Doyle]

Or 5 syllables, depending on how the "W" is pronounced.

--Charlie
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---- Original message ----
>Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2006 14:47:45 -0400
>From: Benjamin Zimmer <bgzimmer at BABEL.LING.UPENN.EDU>
>Subject: Re: FAQ (was Re: TIPS)
>To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
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>MWCD11 informs us that "AWOL" can be pronounced as two syllables or six syllables. (The latter pronunciation is a syllable longer than the unabbreviated form -- cf. Geoff Pullum's comments about "WWI" on Talk of the Nation last week.)
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>--Ben Zimmer

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