adheed

[Laurence Horn]

>Yes, it certainly looks like a blend.  But
>there's also a contributing factor here, viz.
>the similar-sounding vowel that appears in both
>"heed" and "adhere."
>
>G. Cohen

Why "but"?  Aren't overlapping sounds a
contributing factor for blends (both intentional,
à la "motel", and un-)?

LH

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>Original message from: Benjamin Zimmer, Sun 8/31/2008 8:57 AM
>
>At a press conference warning of a potential mandatory evacuation of
>New Orleans, Mayor Ray Nagin said:
>
>"This is, this is serious business, and
>we would not be calling for a mandatory evacuation
>unless we thought there was a serious threat
>and I think most people will adheed [æd'hid] to that."
>
>The form would appear to be a blend of "pay/give heed" and "adhere".
>Read all about it here:
>
>http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=549
>
>
>--Ben Zimmer
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