Show I JUST TAKE TAIE MY WORD By Frank Colby Avondale Avondale- My English class is undecided about the plural and possessive of the word fox A. A L L. L A. A The plu plural al of fox is foxes The singular possessive is foxs The plural possessive is foxes foxes' San Leandro Leandro- Does the word superfluous have four syllables Ive I've always pronounced it soo- soo PER PER-fluss PER C. C R. R RG G. G A. A The dictionaries do not sanction sanction sanc sane tion soo-PER-fluss soo but that pronunciation pronunciation pro pro- is widel widely heard conI in conversational conversational conversational con- con speech In serious speech however Id I'd recommend recommend- soo PER Cudahy Is there such a word as reoccurrence Mrs N N. M M. r. r K A. A Yes but it is obsolescent The better spelling is recurrence recurrence recur re rence flee Muskegon Muskegon- Please tell my class and me about the word forest Is the first syllable syllabIc like for Cor of or far farA A. A J. J A. A In the country as a whole the for sound prevails prevails' FA FAWn FAWn- VR est In the north and east FAR est is customary The Thc newer dictionaries dictionaries dictionaries diction diction- aries list both pronunciations Toledo What is the correct pronunciation pronunciation pro pro- and plural of the word valance 7 Mrs Irs R R. S. S A A. Valance rhymes with balance balance balance bal bal- ance valances the plural rhymes with balances Nashville A newscaster twice twice- 1 1 I pronounced the word deterrent as 1 er DET Is there any authority au au- au- au for that pronunciation pronunciation- 7 J J. R TI S SA S. S A A. I know of none The accent should fall faU on the second syllable TER dc Fort Wayne Wayne- How can one get This came over one of our radio stations stations- Stenographers raphers are you looking for the employment that Butt u hp fife u v J v. v training training-D. D. D BA B B. A A. A There is no such word as The proper word ord is best A female deer is a doe hat What is the plural of doe doe- Mrs C C. R R. A. A The plural of doe is is- is does docs But docs does does look strange doesn't it For a detailed discussion of aint and the ungrammatical affectation affectation affectation af af- af- af arent I send in coin and a stamped self ad dressed envelope to Mr Colby In care of The Salt Lake LaIc Tribune- Tribune Telegram Home Service Bureau I Salt Lake C City ly 10 Utah Uti |