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From: sra@oddjob.UUCP (Scott R. Anderson)
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Subject: Re:  Metathesis
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Date: Mon, 11-Nov-85 13:55:36 EST
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In article <256@ptsfb.UUCP> rob@ptsfb.UUCP (Rob Bernardo) writes:
>An example of metathesis that occured that is considered acceptable but
>is still not reflected in the spelling is the word 'comfortable'
>pronounced as 'comfterble'.

What about 'Wednesday'?  Someone (from Britain, natch) intimated recently
that some people still pronounce the first 'd'.
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					Scott Anderson
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