Pronunciation of 'Terrorism'.

[Peter A. McGraw]

Try as I may, I still cannot comprehend where someone would put a third /r/
in /tEroriz at m/.  "Trerrorism"?!  "Terrorizerm"?!

Peter Mc.


--On Wednesday, October 3, 2001 12:27 PM -0500 Mark Odegard
<markodegard at HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:

> Someone reminded me that -ism is actually TWO syllables. Why does part of
> me nonetheless perceive it to be one? Thus, I hit all three Rs, and do the
> whole word as four syllables.
>
> Using the online M-W system, 'ter-r&r-"i-z&m, 'ter-r&r-"ist gets close.
>
> I used 'General American' to describe Giuliani's accent, in that he's
> moved it more to the center, taking care with his Rs. Nonetheless, he
> still says 'drawer a line' when not being careful. What else are you
> supposed to use?
>
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                               Peter A. McGraw
                   Linfield College   *   McMinnville, OR
                            pmcgraw at linfield.edu