Date:    Tue, 21 Apr 1998 08:41:32 -0400
<br>From:    Larry Horn <laurence.horn[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]YALE.EDU>
<br>Subject: Re: pron question
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<br>At 12:54 AM -0700 4/21/98, Kim & Rima McKinzey wrote:
<br>>Would any of you care to give me your opinion in an informal survey re the
<br>>pronunciation of adverbial -ically?  This would be in words like
<br>>authentically, historically, optimistically, etc.
<br>>
<br>>Specifically (right), do you pronounce a schwa between the k and the lee?
<br>>(I know, I'm not getting into IPA forms, but most e-mail programs don't
<br>>support the fonts.)
<br>>
<br>>Thanks,
<br>>
<br>>Rima
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<br>No, neither I nor my neighbors pronounce a schwa there, and evidence from
<br>misspellings by my students and my kids suggests that -icly would be a more
<br>accurate rendering than the traditionally sanctioned -ically.     (This
<br>from south-central Connecticut, but as I recall the situation in
<br>south-central Wisconsin and northern and southern California was similar.)
<br>--Larry
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