[ADS-L] tampered by the knowledge

[RonButters at AOL.COM]

In a message dated 7/21/07 11:22:45 AM, zwicky at CSLI.STANFORD.EDU writes:


> i'm pretty sure i heard a reporter say (on NPR's Morning Edition
> Saturday) that a reader's delight in the newest Harry Potter book was
> "tampered [i.e. tempered] by the knowledge" that it was the last.
> haven't been able to find the story on the website, though.
>

Well, the [@] of TAMPERED and the [E] of tempered are phonologically so close
that one could easily mistake the one for the other in hearing. Also, for
speakers of some dialects, the two could have virtually the same pronunciation.



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