Re: SPURIA Pronunciation
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- Subject: Re: SPURIA Pronunciation
- From: T* T* L* <t*@rt66.com>
- Date: Thu, 31 Jul 1997 15:31:06 -0600 (MDT)
I wrote
>> 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!>
Yupper. spurs is spurs.
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