Last night, between two Zoltan Korda-directed "classics" set in India, I heard the ever-talking James A. Fitzpatrick say "em-per-OR". 1937, "India On Parade: A Fitzpatrick Traveltalk" (9 minutes), broadcast on TCN at 9:38 PM EDT. Joel ------------------------------------------------------------ The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org