Date:    Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:10:06 -0400
<br>From:    Beverly Flanigan <flanigan[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]OAK.CATS.OHIOU.EDU>
<br>Subject: Re: pron question
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<br>Another similar word is 'accidentally,' which I increasingly see spelled
<br>'accidently'--and why not?
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<br>At 08:41 AM 4/21/98 -0400, you wrote:
<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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