"mores" with silent E

[Alison Murie]

On Aug 3, 2010, at 12:58 PM, Laurence Horn wrote:

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> At 11:28 AM -0400 8/3/10, Joel S. Berson wrote:
>> At 8/3/2010 10:53 AM, Laurence Horn wrote:
>>> I'd like to think that the monosyllabic
>>> pronunciation may be a reconstruction from "some-mores".
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>> Larry, I think that's spelled "s'mores".  :-)
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> Indeed, it's a two-stage reduction.  We're especially fond of such
> abbreviations for anything we're sweet on.  That's a moray.
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> LH
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Then there was W's famous quip that he was addressing a crowd of his
supporters as "the haves & the have-mores."
AM

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