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#123598 - 02/21/04 12:40 PM epenthesis
wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858	Date: Thu Aug 16 00:01:17 EDT 2001 Subject: A.Word.A.Day--epenthesis epenthesis (uh-PEN-thu-sis) noun Insertion of an extra sound into a word, e.g. fillum for film. [From Late Latin, from Greek epentithenai, to insert : ep-, epi-, (in addition) + en- (in) thesis (to place), stem of tithenia (to put).]
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#123599 - 02/22/04 07:20 PM Re: epenthesis
Sparteye Pooh-Bah Registered: 01/05/01 Posts: 1773	One of the more common and annoying examples of epenthesis is with the word "athlete," which is often pronounced as "ath-a-lete." It makes my teeth grind.
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#123600 - 02/22/04 08:05 PM Re: epenthesis
wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858	And it can be avoided by just calling them "jocks".
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