Etcetera

[vida morkunas]

I learned 'ek-see-tay-ra' in grade school (I was raised in French, in
Montreal). When I speak English I say 'ek-seh-teh-rah', I changed the final
three syllables to English, but not the first.

I'm reading Jan's and your emails, and trying out 'et-se-te-ra' and it feels
very different for me.  Any other Canadians on the list wishing to share
about 'etc'? I wonder if my pronounciation is 'French Canadian English' or
whether it's similar to others here.

I'll do some informal research tonight at the pub :)

Vida.
vidamorkunas at telus.net



-----Original Message-----
From: American Dialect Society [mailto:ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU]On Behalf
Of Bethany K. Dumas
Sent: July 30, 2003 9:10 AM
To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Re: Etcetera


Why would you not say et - se - te - ra?

Bethany