At 7/6/2012 04:08 PM, Jonathan Lighter wrote: >Cf. "permit," n. I posted an old-movie ex. of stress on the second >syllable a couple of years ago. Unlike susPECT, I have frequently heard >this in real life. The only susPECT is the defenDANT. Joel ------------------------------------------------------------ The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org