Date:  Thu, 9 Mar 1995 23:11:02 EST

From:  BERGDAHL[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]OUVAXA.CATS.OHIOU.EDU

Subject: Re: suite /sut/



From:  NAME: David Bergdahl

    FUNC: English

    TEL: (614) 593-2783          <BERGDAHL[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]A1[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]OUVAX>

To:   MX%"ADS-L[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]uga.cc.uga.edu"[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MRGATE[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]OUVAX



on "suite" as /sut/: in the '70s a local furniture store [there are no longer

any in town] advertised bedroom suits on the radio. At the time I cautioned

students who jerred by refering them to the dictionary which gave it as an

alternate pronunciation for suite when referring to furniture. Let's not be too

quick to jeer!

David Bergdahl Ohio University/Athens "between the Midwest and Appalachia"PF