Paraplegic.

[Benjamin Barrett]

I queried my Northwest-raised family tonight in a way so as not to
lead the witness, and they were all surprised to hear of pronouncing
paraplegic and quadriplegic without an epenthetic schwa.

Benjamin Barrett
gogaku at ix.netcom.com

> -----Original Message-----
> Of Benjamin Barrett
> Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2001 12:19 PM

> I don't think I've ever heard the word pronounced "paraplegic." Is
> it common?

> > -----Original Message-----
> > Mark Odegard
>
> > I was listening to CNN HN. One of the talking head (Holly
> > Furfur or Loretta
> > Lapoor, to spell them as they sound) said 'parapelegic'
> > instead of the
> > correct 'paraplegic'.