[Ads-l] susPECT, n.

[Ben Zimmer]

You can hear a relevant clip from "The Thin Man" in this episode of
the podcast Lexicon Valley, wherein John McWhorter discusses the
stress shift in "suspect" and similar cases (starting about 5 minutes
in).

http://www.slate.com/articles/podcasts/lexicon_valley/2016/08/how_pronunciation_changes_as_terms_go_from_new_to_mainstream.html

On Sun, Apr 30, 2017 at 9:11 PM, Jim Parish <jparish at siue.edu> wrote:
> Huh. That's the first example I've heard of where William Powell wasn't
> involved. (See "The Kennel Murder Case" and, I'm told, "The Thin Man".)
>
> Jim Parish
>
>
> On 4/30/2017 7:32 PM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
>>
>> A police dispatcher in the 1948 movie _He Walked by Night_ says very
>> clearly,
>>
>> "All units. On the broadcast of the susPECT arrested in the shooting of
>> Patrolman Rawlins. Cancel the cancellation. susPECT released from
>> custody."
>>
>> Cf. perMIT, n.
>>
>>

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