Comftrable

Language Log 2025-09-21

Summary:

Today's For Better or For Worse: April's "comftrable" is not dictionary-sanctioned — but maybe it should be? The OED offers two U.S. English pronunciations. The first one has all four syllables, while the second one combines the second and third syllable into one: And in the first IPA string, the initial consonant of the third […]

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https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=71164&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=comftrable

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pronunciation

Authors:

Mark Liberman

Date tagged:

09/21/2025, 11:40

Date published:

09/21/2025, 09:15