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Re: Controversial

#47197 12/01/01 10:53 PM

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How do you pronounce this one: contro-VER-see-al or contro-VER-shul? I'm with the first, but I nearly always, if not always, hear the second.

Definitely your second option. But what about the noun form?
CON-tre-ver-see or con-TRO-ver-see?

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Lifetime Pronunciation Additions... Wordwind 11/08/01 01:26 PM

Re: Or either that, or Faldage 11/08/01 02:42 PM

Re: Lifetime Pronunciation Additions... wow 11/08/01 02:52 PM

Re: Lifetime Pronunciation Additions... Faldage 11/08/01 03:34 PM

Re: Lifetime Pronunciation Additions... Bean 11/08/01 04:08 PM

Re: Lifetime Pronunciation Additions... of troy 11/08/01 04:19 PM

Re: Lifetime Pronunciation Additions... Bean 11/08/01 04:25 PM

Re: Lifetime Pronunciation Additions... Wordwind 11/08/01 07:20 PM

Re: Lifetime Pronunciation Additions... Lucy 11/16/01 01:40 AM

Max Quordlepleen 11/16/01 02:29 AM

Re: Lifetime Pronunciation Additions... Keiva 11/19/01 07:14 PM

Re: Employe/Employee Wordwind 11/20/01 02:49 AM

An ax to grind - - RhubarbCommando 11/20/01 11:54 AM

Re: Oi axed 'er - Faldage 11/20/01 02:35 PM

Re: Oi axed 'er - RhubarbCommando 11/20/01 02:48 PM

Re: Oi's Faldage 11/20/01 03:55 PM

Re: An ax to grind - - of troy 11/20/01 03:42 PM

Re: An ax to grind - - Faldage 11/20/01 04:00 PM

Re: An ax to grind - - consuelo 11/21/01 01:14 AM

Re: An ax to grind - - Geoff 11/21/01 02:20 PM

Max Quordlepleen 11/21/01 05:37 PM

Re: An ax to grind - - of troy 11/21/01 08:31 PM

Candidit plutarch 11/17/01 04:14 PM

Re: Candidit Geoff 11/17/01 05:12 PM

Casual Chaos plutarch 11/17/01 06:20 PM

Re: Casual Chaos wwh 11/17/01 10:10 PM

Re: Casual Chaos Wordwind 11/17/01 10:25 PM

Re: schwa tsuwm 11/17/01 10:44 PM

Re: schwa wwh 11/17/01 11:00 PM

Re: schwa AnnaStrophic 11/18/01 12:23 AM

Colin Vowel calling plutarch 11/18/01 03:31 PM

Re: Colin Vowel calling Collin Vowell 11/18/01 04:55 PM

Re: Colin Vowel calling Geoff 11/18/01 05:07 PM

Re: Colin Vowel calling Collin Vowell 11/18/01 08:46 PM

Re: Colin Vowel calling Wordwind 11/18/01 11:13 PM

during NicholasW 11/15/01 04:41 PM

Re: during AnnaStrophic 11/15/01 05:33 PM

Max Quordlepleen 11/15/01 06:59 PM

Re: during nancyk 11/15/01 11:11 PM

Re: during stales 11/16/01 06:25 AM

Mispronunciations stales 11/16/01 06:44 AM

Re: Mispronunciations Bingley 11/16/01 06:53 AM

Max Quordlepleen 11/16/01 07:53 AM

Re: Mispronunciations wwh 11/16/01 03:37 PM

Re: Mispronunciations Wordwind 11/16/01 11:50 PM

Re: Mispronunciations Jackie 11/17/01 11:32 AM

Re: Mispronunciations Geoff 11/17/01 03:28 PM

Re: Alternative pronunciations jmh 11/19/01 08:18 AM

Re: Alternative pronunciations Flatlander 11/19/01 06:06 PM

Re: Mispronunciations jmh 11/19/01 08:27 AM

Re: Mispronunciations tsuwm 11/17/01 03:42 PM

Re: Mispronunciations wwh 11/17/01 04:10 PM

Re: Mispronunciations Wordwind 11/17/01 06:05 PM

Re: Mispronunciations wow 11/17/01 01:31 PM

soot TEd Remington 11/17/01 03:03 PM

Re: soot Geoff 11/17/01 03:32 PM

Re: Ask/ax me about my forte Faldage 11/16/01 02:04 PM

What's My Forte? Employe? Aunt/Ant? WhitmanO'Neill 11/18/01 05:25 AM

Max Quordlepleen 11/18/01 07:31 AM

? Aunt/Ant? wow 11/18/01 02:53 PM

Re: What's My Forte? Employe? Aunt/Ant? jmh 11/19/01 08:40 AM

Re: What's My Forte? Employe? Aunt/Ant? Bobyoungbalt 11/20/01 02:36 AM

Re: Employe WhitmanO'Neill 11/20/01 03:08 AM

Re: Employe wwh 11/20/01 03:28 AM

Re: Employe/employee Bobyoungbalt 11/20/01 03:56 AM

Re: Employe/employee tsuwm 11/20/01 06:25 AM

Re: Employe/employee WhitmanO'Neill 11/20/01 09:31 PM

Re: Employe - an obvious citation? shanks 11/30/01 11:57 PM

Re: Employe - an obvious citation? wwh 12/01/01 12:45 AM

Max Quordlepleen 12/01/01 02:01 AM

Re: Employe - an obvious citation? Jackie 12/01/01 02:52 AM

Controversial Wordwind 12/01/01 10:51 AM

Re: Controversial Bingley 12/01/01 10:53 PM

Re: Controversial Jackie 12/02/01 12:43 PM

Re: Controversial shanks 12/02/01 09:36 PM

Max Quordlepleen 12/04/01 03:05 AM

Re: Fianc�(e) Faldage 12/01/01 06:16 PM

Re: Employe - an obvious citation? WhitmanO'Neill 12/02/01 09:43 PM

Re: Employe - an obvious citation? Jackie 12/03/01 02:32 AM

Re: Employe - an obvious citation? WhitmanO'Neill 12/03/01 04:00 AM

Re: Employe - an obvious citation? Jackie 12/03/01 12:17 PM

Re: during jmh 11/19/01 08:32 AM

Re: Lifetime Pronunciation Additions... MELT 11/16/01 01:06 AM

Re: Lifetime Pronunciation Additions... Vernon Compton 11/16/01 01:39 AM

Re: Lifetime Pronunciation Additions... Bobyoungbalt 11/16/01 02:06 AM

Re: Fort� -- for-tay or fort? WhitmanO'Neill 11/16/01 04:01 AM

Re: Lifetime Pronunciation Additions... stales 11/16/01 06:49 AM

Re: Lifetime Pronunciation Additions... Bean 11/22/01 03:34 PM

Re: Lifetime Pronunciation Additions... Wordwind 11/22/01 04:59 PM

Re: Regional Pronunciation Editions... Keiva 11/22/01 05:57 PM

Re: Regional Pronunciation Editions... Wordwind 11/22/01 09:57 PM

Duh-fense Sparteye 11/24/01 05:41 PM

Re: Regional Variations jmh 11/19/01 09:07 AM

Re: Regional Variations Faldage 11/19/01 06:47 PM

Re: Regional Variations jmh 11/19/01 09:17 PM

Max Quordlepleen 11/20/01 03:14 AM

Re: Regional Variations jmh 11/20/01 07:46 AM

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