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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
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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.



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