1937 emper-or

[Joel S. Berson]

At 3/20/2009 03:36 PM, Laurence Horn wrote:
>At 3:05 PM -0400 3/20/09, Joel S. Berson wrote:
>>At 3/20/2009 10:37 AM, Laurence Horn wrote:
>>>P.S.  I don't mean to suggest that the destressing-cum-schwa reduced
>>>pronunciation *necessarily* involves reanalysis--we get "Hector" and
>>>"Nestor" with reduction even in the absence of "hectee" or "nestee".
>>
>>I am going to adopt "hectee" to refer to the victims.
>>
>>Joel
>
>Right--I have a particularly recalcitrant advisee, who runs the risk
>of becoming a hectee-mentee.

For solace, you can serve him/her nestee.

Joel

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