Spelling and pronunciation; was Re: Comeupins

[Barbara Need]

Actually, in my case, it does. Pronunciation has changed--spelling
has not.

Barbara

Barbara Need

On 21 Dec 2007, at 23:11, Tom Zurinskas wrote:

>> Well, there's no necessary connection between spelling and
>> pronunciation in English.
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>> -Wilson
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> No one commented on this.  Surely that does not constitute agreement.
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>> Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:49:41 -0500
>> From: hwgray at GMAIL.COM
>> Subject: Re: Comeupins
>> To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
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>> Well, there's no necessary connection between spelling and
>> pronunciation in English.
>>
>> -Wilson
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>> On Dec 20, 2007 5:14 AM, Benjamin Barrett  wrote:
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>>> A recently published author clued me into this spelling of
>>> "comeuppance".
>>>
>>> "Does Karma exist? Or is it just comeupins?"
>>> (http://valleytalk.net/showthread.php?t=5903)
>>>
>>> "I'd like to see those responsible get their 'comeupins'."
>>> (http://www.politicalcrossfire.com/forum/archive.php/
>>> o_t__t_59942__start_40__index.html)
>>>
>>> There are 1310 Googits, though many seem to be for a person whose
>>> handle
>>> is comeupins.
>>>
>>> It seems to be an eggcorn of sorts, or a sounded out spelling at
>>> least.
>>> But the spelling doesn't really seem to reflect the sound at the
>>> end of
>>> the word "ns" for "ts". Perhaps there's a different pronunciation or
>>> perhaps people are looking at "-pins" differently than I do.
>>>
>>> Benjamin Barrett
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