hard words on TV! Part deux

[James Harbeck]

>A glance at "Jesus" in handy 'American' dictionaries:
>
>RHUD shows terminal /s/ AND /z/;
>
>MW3 doesn't have "Jesus" but it has "bejesus" and "jesus-bug": in both it
>shows both /s/ AND /z/;
>
>AHD shows terminal /s/ only.

I'll look in the ITP Nelson Dictionary of Canadian English on Monday
when I'm back in the office.

James Harbeck.

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