"last stitch effort"

[Arnold M. Zwicky]

On Sep 23, 2004, at 3:13 PM, Wilson Gray wrote:

> On Sep 23, 2004, at 5:16 PM, Arnold M. Zwicky wrote:
>>
>>> How
>>> about "artificial insimilation"?
>>
>> totally new to me, not in any of the standard lists, and no google
>> hits
>> at all (web or groups).  contrast this to "inclimate weather", which
>> is
>> pretty common.
>>
>> wilson, do you have some actual cites?
>
> Unfortunately, no. I heard "artificial insimilation" on the Jerry
> Springer Show about a month ago. I started to note it, but then I had
> second thoughts, since it could have been merely a slip of the tongue.
> And, given the lack of other cites, that's very likely to have been the
> case.

yes.  [I] instead of [E] before [m] is just the ordinary raising.  [l]
for [n] could just be perseveration of the [l] in "artificial", perhaps
encouraged by avoidance of successive nasals [m...n].

arnold