"vir JINE al"; "dimestore novel"

[Laurence Horn]

>On the History Channel's Easter Sunday blockbuster, _Banned Books of
>the Bible_, Dr. David Sholler of Fuller Theological Seminary
>pronounces "virginal" as
>   / vIr 'Jain l / in the phrase "the virginal conception of Mary."
>Neither OED nor MW10 online include this pronunciation.

Very much contra-indicated for non-rhotic speakers.  Talk about
banned books of the Bible...

LH

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