"Expleetive"

Thu Apr 5 23:14:28 UTC 2007

On Apr 5, 2007, at 3:40 PM, i wrote:

> On Apr 5, 2007, at 3:06 PM, Jon Lighter wrote:
>
>> Catherine Crier, former Texas judge and the thinking person's news
>> anchor, pronounces the n. / 'EksplItIv / as / Eks'plitIv /.
>>
>>   She said it two or three times on her Court TV show this
>> evening.  So I'm a-switchin'.
>>
>>   Even if it isn't listed in MW Online.
>
>
> it's always ben my pronunciation, so, go ahead, jon.

ack.  i misread this.  no, stress on 1st syllable.

sorry.

arnold

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