Re: Phonetic question

On Thu, 27 Nov 2003 06:48:34 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:

>Sean Holland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dixit:
>
>> This singer/finger thing is along the lines of the distinction, still
>>extant in much of the civilized world, between "permit" the verb and
>>"permit" the noun, or "adult" the adjective and "adult" the noun.
>
>I agree with perMIT/PERmit, but here at least "adult" has a stressed short "a"
>for the first syllable for both the adjective and noun. I think it's the same
>in Britgo. Paul? Louise?

There's no difference between the two adults in any of the UK English
accents I can think of.

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