DISpute/disPUTE?

[Lynne Murphy]

A colleague asked me about these yesterday.  She wonders if Americans say
DISpute for the noun or verb.  I say disPUTE for both, so couldn't help
her.  I assume this goes along with the CONtract conversation...

Lynne


Dr M Lynne Murphy
Lecturer in Linguistics
Acting Director, MA in Applied Linguistics
School of Cognitive and Computing Sciences
University of Sussex
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