Date:  Wed, 8 Nov 1995 14:03:50 -0500

From:  "M. Lynne Murphy" <104LYN[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MUSE.ARTS.WITS.AC.ZA>

Subject: Re: RhetORic



> On a quick ride to the Wal-Mart to get some anti-freeze a minute ago, I

> heard a caller from Wisconsin (I believe) tell Rush Limbaugh something

> about liberal rhetORic, with stress on the second syllable. Is this

> pronunciation common up yonder or is it an attempt at saying a word read

> but never heard?



i've never lived in wisconsin, but my guess is that the guy knew the

word "rhetorical" and was basing the pronunciation on that.



lynne

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