Munincipality

[Wilson Gray]

FWIW, I used to use "munincipality" and "munincipal" back in the
'Forties. I agree that this is an idiolect phenomenon. I don't recall
that other people used it, only thinking that other people also it,
until other people pointed out to me that only I used it. At that
point, I suddenly could tell that other were using "municipal(ity)."
Weird sensation!

-Wilson

On Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 9:36 PM, Benjamin Barrett <gogaku at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
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> Google claims 1450 hits for this, though going to the end reveals only
> 230. I wonder how common it is in speech, however. I have only
> recently learned to say "municipality". AFAIK this is an idiolectical
> item. BB
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