spelling pronunciation--words in -or

[Scot LaFaive]

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> It's been years since I last saw the cartoon, but I'm fairly certain that
> Marvin the Martian spoke of his "Illudium PU-36 Explosive Space
> Modulator", with the /or/ pronunciation, in "Hare-Way to the Stars"
> (1958).


You are correct, sir.

Scot



On 3/19/09, Jim Parish <jparish at siue.edu> wrote:
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> Subject:      Re: spelling pronunciation--words in -or
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> Randy Alexander wrote:
> > In 1966, Mr. Spock consistently pronounced -or endings as /or/ as a
> > secondary stress instead of the standard unstressed /er/.  Does
> > anybody know of any earlier examples?
>
> It's been years since I last saw the cartoon, but I'm fairly certain that
> Marvin the Martian spoke of his "Illudium PU-36 Explosive Space
> Modulator", with the /or/ pronunciation, in "Hare-Way to the Stars"
> (1958).
>
> Jim Parish
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