query re "con"
Bethany K. Dumas
dumasb at UTKUX.UTCC.UTK.EDU
Thu Nov 9 09:40:20 UTC 2006
On Wed, 8 Nov 2006, Jesse Sheidlower wrote:
>I'm not sure how you would pronounce the first syllable of
>"control" stressed; but the word you're looking for is usually
>spelled _conn_, and it's not short for _control_. It's pronounced
>identically to "con" as in "con man", yes.
Thanks. So "conn" is the nautical term?
Bethany
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