Re: USAGE: -ic(al) Re: [CONLANG] Most developed conlang
| From: | <morphemeaddict@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, April 28, 2007, 23:12 |
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In a message dated 4/28/2007 2:40:00 PM Central Daylight Time,
markjreed@MAIL.COM writes:
> Actually, it varies with meaning for me. The noun "politics" has
> stress on the first syllable, as does the adjective in the set phrase
> "the body politic", but as a general adjective meaning "polite",
> "politic" has the stress on the middle syllable.
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> --
> Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>
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That sounds so weird to me! First syllable stress is what I've always heard,
regardless of meaning, and my Webster's Third agrees with me.
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