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Re: pronunciation
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Matt Baker <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 23 Apr 2004 11:38:10 -0500
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Wilkinson Jens"
> pronounce paleo as "pay-lee-oh", right? So it would rhyme
> with "Hey, Leo!"

Hi, Jens,

The stress is slightly different. On "paleo" the stress is on the first
syllable "pay."   In "Hey, Leo!"  the stress falls on the first syllable of
the "lee" part.

Therefore, it is PAY-lee-o, not pay-LEE-o

HTH,
Theola (who used to teach ESL)

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