Date: Wed, 8 Nov 1995 14:03:50 -0500

From: "M. Lynne Murphy" 104LYN[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MUSE.ARTS.WITS.AC.ZA

Subject: Re: RhetORic



On a quick ride to the Wal-Mart to get some anti-freeze a minute ago, I

heard a caller from Wisconsin (I believe) tell Rush Limbaugh something

about liberal rhetORic, with stress on the second syllable. Is this

pronunciation common up yonder or is it an attempt at saying a word read

but never heard?



i've never lived in wisconsin, but my guess is that the guy knew the

word "rhetorical" and was basing the pronunciation on that.



lynne

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