Show Take Tal e My Word I By Frank Colby The pronunciation SEE kruh kruh for the word secretive secretive secre secre- tive the is the result of associating the word with the noun secret se use secret cret reL But secretive does not derive from secret It is an adjective formed from the verb secrete In short one who is secretive is one who secretes his actions or intentions Be sure to place the accent on the second syllable thus see see- KREE tive The word strenuous is not nor er SIREN Note how the word is syllabified u u The Theu Theu Theu u forms the second syllable and should not be obscured Say yoo The word itinerary of or pertaining to a journey should in best American usage have five syllables with accents accents accents ac ac- ac- ac cents on the second and fourth Say eye TINer AIR From I. I I B. B Boston Boston- You slangy Americans Fancy referring referring referring re re- re- re ferring to a pack of cards as a deck of cards Answer Deck is not American American American Amer Amer- ican slang old boy Its It's very correct Old English Your own Shakespeare wrote of a cheat at cards cards' But when he thought to steal the single ten The king was fingered from the deck Los Angeles Please advise the correct pronunciation of the name Tucson Is the c e si silent lent The lent The Gang Answer Yes Say Kingsport I maintain that azure blue is redundant Right Right S. S. S G. G Answer Right as rain The word azure means blue |