Heard on The Judges II: "confront" like "consult"

[Mark Mandel]

Hm! I think the folks at HUP (Hosp. of the U. of P.) say "CONsult"
/'kan.s^lt/, referring to a form or authorization, e.g., by your PCC
(primary care physician) to see a specialist.

Mark Mandel


On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 1:41 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:

> Twenty-ish, black female speaker:
>
> "I wanted to leave. I could tell that it was going to be a _conFRONT_
> [,k at n 'fr^nt]."
>
>
> In like manner, the human resources at my HMO use "conSULT" [.k at n
> 's^lt] for "consultation."
>
> -Wilson
>

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