"athletic" and schwa insertion (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Wilson Gray]

Colored fellow?

-Wilson

On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 2:03 PM, Mullins, Bill
AMRDEC<Bill.Mullins at us.army.mil> wrote:
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> I used to go to high school with a football player who said he was an
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>> Yes, in "athlete" too.
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>> My quite subjective impression, based on ancient aversion and a
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>> pages of freshman themes, is that the shwa-inserted form is about as
>> common
>> - and possibly more common - than not.
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>> JL
>> On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 6:38 PM, Scot LaFaive <slafaive at gmail.com>
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>> > I found some mention of this in the archives but thought someone
>> might be
>> > interested in knowing about another occurrence. After watching a few
>> > Packers
>> > games co-anchored by Rich Gannon (ex-Raiders quarterback and
>> Philadelphia
>> > native), I've notice that his pronunciation of "athletic" always
>> includes a
>> > schwa inserted between theta and L. Not sure about "athlete."
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>> > Scot
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