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> Arthur Comings <atc -at- corte-madera -dot- geoquest -dot- slb -dot- com> writes:
> >It's amazing how many people don't realize that "primer" (a small book
> >used to bring you up to speed on something) is pronounced "primmer" --
> >not PRIME-er, as you would if it were an undercoat for a paint job.
> Not in British English it isn't - personally I can't see any reason for
> pronouncing it 'primmer' but language doesn't follow steadfast rules
> does it?
> Helen Sargan
> Edinburgh University
> UK
I never heard my Tennessee grade school teachers say "preemer". They said
"now y'all open your primers". My 5 pound dictionary does indeed use
"preemer". Arthur: do you pronounce it preemer or primer? Where do you
live? Where did you grow up?
yrs,
andreas
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Andreas Ramos, M.A. Heidelberg Sacramento, California
