another dictionary service request

[Lynne Murphy]

--On Saturday, February 3, 2001 2:05 pm -0500 TERRY IRONS
<t.irons at MOREHEAD-ST.EDU> wrote:

> On Sat, 3 Feb 2001, Lynne Murphy wrote:
>
>> Does anyone out there have a copy of the first edition of the American
>> Heritage Dictionary (1969) at hand?  I need to know whether it has a
>> usage note on the pronunciation of 'err', and, if so, what the Usage
>> Panel said percentage-wise.  Again, can't get this in my library here.
>>
>
> There is no usage note in the first edition.  The pronunciations are (1)
> ur, as in urge, and (2) er, as in air.
>
> Edition 2 does have a usage note: 56% ur, 34% er, and 10% both.

(...which is exactly what it has in the 4th edition.)  Thanks very much.
By 'Edition 2' do you mean the 1982 second college edition?

Thanks again,
Lynne

M Lynne Murphy
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School of Cognitive and Computing Sciences
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