Nunberg on "curl up with a good book"

[Jesse Sheidlower]

On Wed, Dec 08, 2004 at 03:35:21PM -0600, Gordon, Matthew J. wrote:
>
> Nunberg pronounced the first syllable of Barry's name like
>'pope'. Is this the vowel the "word sleuth" prefers? I had
>always said it to myself as "pop" as in the god-given name
>for carbonated beverages.

You're right.

Jesse Sheidlower