"Suspect", v. and n.

[Wilson Gray]

On Fri, Jul 6, 2012 at 4:08 PM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com> 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._

Saying "perMIT" for the noun is "standard" in BE. That battle was lost
in the '60's. I'm just happy that it's not in *my* idiolect!
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-Wilson
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