Re: SPURIA Pronunciation
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- Subject: Re: SPURIA Pronunciation
- From: "* A* M* <w*@Ra.MsState.Edu>
- Date: Thu, 31 Jul 1997 14:36:00 -0600 (MDT)
> I studied Latin for three years in college, and then studied botanical
> Latin on my own later. The stress is on the first syllable, and the u is
> short: SPUR-i-a.
> Cheers, Tom.
Is the spur part what a cowboy might have on a boot??? If so, that
is not the Southern pronunciation, but we OFTEN mispronounce many thangs!>
Walter Moores
Enid Lake, MS
