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

[Barbara Hammel]

I'm guessing so, because JAWS says it wrong when putting the accent on the 
first syllable, because it belongs on the second.
Barbara




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-----Original Message----- 
From: Homme, James
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Subject: Re: [stylist] Word: palaver \puh-LAV-ur or puh-LAH-vur\ (noun)

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

Thanks.

Jim

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

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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