foot/hoof-and-mouth

[Lynne Murphy]

--On Wednesday, February 28, 2001 9:21 am -0500 David Bergdahl
<bergdahl at OAK.CATS.OHIOU.EDU> wrote:

> This morning on CNBC one of the Jersey City hosts commented on the
> Frankfort reporter's use of "foot-and-mouth disease" in place of the
> more American English "hoof-and-mouth disease."  Then an hour later I
> heard a local radio announcer use "foot" as well; the local announcer
> was a student worker at our NPR station.  Are both forms used in the
> US?  I've up to now only heard "hoof-and-mouth disease."

I have only heard of 'foot and mouth disease' (in my experience in the US
as well).  I think f&m is used in the US too.  Could be regional.

Lynne




M Lynne Murphy
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