CONtract/conTRACT

[ANNE V. GILBERT]

To all:

----- Original Message -----
From: "Duane Campbell" <dcamp911 at JUNO.COM>
To: <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 10:21 AM
Subject: CONtract/conTRACT


> I have heard several spokespersons talk about the victims who have
> CON-tracted anthrax. My understanding has always been that you CON-tract
> with someone for a sale or service, but you con-TRACT a disease. Is this
> ideosyncratic or is this proper susage that is just slipping. (It seems
> to be the same people who constantly say "as best we can.")
>

Maybe this is just "regional", but I always thought CONtract was a noun and
conTRACT was a verb.
Anne G