Mark J. Reed wrote:
> 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... :)
Still stressed on the antepenult tho :)
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Tristan.