Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site cylixd.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!akgub!cylixd!dave From: dave@cylixd.UUCP (Dave Kirby) Newsgroups: net.nlang Subject: Re: Pet Peeves Message-ID: <477@cylixd.UUCP> Date: Mon, 11-Nov-85 12:11:02 EST Article-I.D.: cylixd.477 Posted: Mon Nov 11 12:11:02 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 13-Nov-85 06:59:59 EST References: <747@cyb-eng.UUCP> <1900005@datacube.UUCP> Reply-To: dave@cylixd.UUCP (Dave Kirby) Organization: RCA Cylix Communications , Memphis, TN Lines: 17 In article <644@spar.UUCP> ellis@spar.UUCP (Michael Ellis) writes: > > Phonetically, this is a simple swapping of two adjacent consonants: > ..which puts it in the same category as errors like > > relevant /rel0v0nt/ vs revelant? /rev0l0nt/ > > I believe this phonetic error is called `metathesis'. ...And others call it 'methatesis'. Sorry, couldn't resist. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Dave Kirby ( ...!ihnp4!akgub!cylixd!dave)