Another "boxwood" anecdote

[Paul B. Gallagher]

colkitto wrote:

> It reminded me of listening to a certain American professor with a
> heavy accent saying two forms were in "apposition" - which didn't
> make sense until I realised he meant "opposition" ......

AFAIK, AE "apposition" has /æ/ as in "cat," which cannot possibly be 
mistaken by another English speaker for our /a/ as in "father" and 
"opposition," and certainly not for the lightly rounded version that BE 
has in "opposition." What vowel did your "American" colleague have???

-- 
War doesn't determine who's right, just who's left.
--
Paul B. Gallagher
pbg translations, inc.
"Russian Translations That Read Like Originals"
http://pbg-translations.com

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