[Magdalen] Diocese of Virginia 2015 Council Meeting

[Lynn Ronkainen]

From: "James Handsfield" <jhandsfield at icloud.com>
> Merriam Webster has the pleural of diocese as dioceses.

I've never looked up the pronunciation but think that the word, written and 
being read out loud often takes people by surprise because it 'looks' odd 
(because it is NOT diocese) and then in that fraction of a second when they 
have to read it aloud they add an extra syllable.  Just my thought having 
seen this in action and heard those results. To get that extra syllable, one 
would have to forget that the *ese* belongs to the original word.

.02ingly
Lynn

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From: "James Handsfield" <jhandsfield at icloud.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2015 5:16 PM
To: "Magdalen" <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Diocese of Virginia 2015 Council Meeting

> Merriam Webster has the pleural of diocese as dioceses.
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> Thinking one can behave their way into heaven is an insult to the very 
> foundation of salvation.
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> Jim Handsfield
> jhandsfield at att.net
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>> On Jan 22, 2015, at 6:03 PM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> I've always pronounced the singular  dye a sis and the plural dye a seas
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