Re: USAGE: -ic(al) Re: [CONLANG] Most developed conlang
| From: | Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, May 1, 2007, 13:51 |
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On 5/1/07, Eugene Oh <un.doing@...> wrote:
> Isn't Metropolis stressed on the antepenult too? Or is it just the
> proper name that isn't?
No, it's stressed on the antepenult. It was just another example of
an -opolis city, since Roger was looking for a list. It wasnt an
example of one stressed weird. Although when I was a kid and first
started reading Superman comics, I argued with my parents that it
should obviously be pronounced [mEtro'poliIs]... no idea where the
extra syllable came from... :)
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