Eric Harris's journal

Dennis R. Preston preston at PILOT.MSU.EDU
Tue Sep 28 18:09:58 UTC 1999


Well Beth, I reckon it ain't and looks like some folk hate you for thinking
it is!

dInIs (who thought a skinny latte was a thin member of an ethnic group he
hadn't encountered before)

>It's not "expresso"?
>
>
>beth simon
>
>
>> >You know what I hate? People who mispronounce words, like ...'expresso'
>> instead of 'espresso.'

Dennis R. Preston
Professor of Linguistics
Department of Linguistics and Languages
Michigan State University
East Lansing MI 48824-1027 USA
preston at pilot.msu.edu
Office: (517)353-0740
Fax: (517)432-2736



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