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

[Brad Dunse']

I'm copying the text  other than the sample sentences but yes I believe so Jim.

Brad


On 10/11/2011  06:15 AM Homme, James said...
>Hi Brad,
>Do the letters in all caps indicate that a syllable gets stress?
>
>Thanks.
>
>Jim
>
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>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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