....the lion

[Anne Gilbert]

David:


> I just heard on NPR Androcles pronounced as an'drah kuh leez.  I
> haven't consulted very many sources yet.  But, WM, AHD4, ACD, NCCN, and
> RH do not show a variant to what I have always said... 'an druh kleez.
> Where did the intrusive syllable come from...a typo?

INteresting.  It sounds as if the speaker "saw" an extra syllable and
pronounced it that way.  At least that's the way I "read" the situation.
Anne G