From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!duke!unc!dce Newsgroups: net.trivia Title: Spurious Questions Article-I.D.: unc.3906 Posted: Wed Sep 1 22:11:07 1982 Received: Sun Sep 5 03:10:59 1982 Does anyone know the true pronounciation of the word 'spurious'? I have always said it [spyoori@s], where @ is a schwa ( like the u in run ), and every dictionary I've seen backs me up. Many people say it [sp@ri@s]. What's the deal? David Elliott unc!dce