adheed

[Cohen, Gerald Leonard]

Yes, it certainly looks like a blend.  But there's also a contributing factor here, viz. the similar-sounding vowel that appears in both "heed" and "adhere."  
 
G. Cohen

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Original message from: Benjamin Zimmer, Sun 8/31/2008 8:57 AM

At a press conference warning of a potential mandatory evacuation of
New Orleans, Mayor Ray Nagin said:

"This is, this is serious business, and
we would not be calling for a mandatory evacuation
unless we thought there was a serious threat
and I think most people will adheed [æd'hid] to that."

The form would appear to be a blend of "pay/give heed" and "adhere".
Read all about it here:

http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=549


--Ben Zimmer

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