Re: Con-prescriptivism

On 3-10-99, Josh B-Y wrote: "As for myself, I don't even *say* the T unless
I'm being emphatic--it ends up as [rOUm&n1k]. Hmm...actually, there might
be a very, very weak alveolar flap in there somewhere. I find this to be
true with a whole lot of words in my idiolect--I seem to practice more
eclipsis than anyone else I know. :)"

My favorite word to say is Schenectady - I have often joked that my first
child will be named Schenectady Marmoset Betty-[hyphen-partner's name],
regardless of sex, followed by Suleiman Schuykill Betty-X, just so their
kindergarten teachers will pull out their hair. Why do I like Schenectady?
It's got 2 schwas, an aspirated t followed by a dental flap, and the
spelling is fun. Maybe I should change my surname to my grandmother's
Petzschke (yes, that is 5 consonants in a row... say "Pec-k@) and then my
children's names will be Schenectady Marmoset and Suleiman Schuykill
Petzschke ... yeep.

BB
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