hard words on TV! Part deux

[Tom Zurinskas]

Is "Jesus" spoken in flowing speech mainly ~Jeezus or ~Jeezis?  I would say
~Jeezis.  But when the word is said alone, usually ~Jeezus


Tom Zurinskas, USA - CT20, TN3, NJ33, FL4+
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>From: James Harbeck <jharbeck at SYMPATICO.CA>
>Reply-To: American Dialect Society <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
>To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
>Subject: Re: hard words on TV! Part deux
>Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 00:27:28 -0400
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> >A glance at "Jesus" in handy 'American' dictionaries:
> >
> >RHUD shows terminal /s/ AND /z/;
> >
> >MW3 doesn't have "Jesus" but it has "bejesus" and "jesus-bug": in both it
> >shows both /s/ AND /z/;
> >
> >AHD shows terminal /s/ only.
>
>I'll look in the ITP Nelson Dictionary of Canadian English on Monday
>when I'm back in the office.
>
>James Harbeck.
>
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