[stylist] Word: palaver \puh-LAV-ur or puh-LAH-vur\ (noun)

[Homme, James]

Hi Brad,
Do the letters in all caps indicate that a syllable gets stress?

Thanks.

Jim

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10/10/2011
palaver \puh-LAV-ur or puh-LAH-vur\ (noun)

1 a : a long parley usually between persons of different cultures or
levels of sophistication
b : conference, discussion
2 a : idle talk b : misleading or beguiling speech

"Democrats and Republicans have had record breaking budgetary palavers in 2011"



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