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Re: USAGE: -ic(al) Re: [CONLANG] Most developed conlang

From:<morphemeaddict@...>
Date:Saturday, April 28, 2007, 23:12
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. > > -- > Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...> > > >
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. stevo </HTML>