diabetes

[Beverly Flanigan]

This Minnesotan always says "-tis" [Is] too.  On "arthuritis," very
common;  the epenthetic vowel is not just Southern.  How about
"athelete/atheletic"?

At 01:21 PM 12/12/01 -0600, you wrote:
>Growing up in Chicago, IL and Omaha, NE, I heard "-tis" (as well as
>"-teez"), although "-tis" was always my own preferred
>pronunciation.  "Arthur-itis" is new to me, however.
>
>Jennifer Beckman


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