[Magdalen] Calvary is the New Cavalry.

[Kate Conant]

Learning new words every day:

 Epenthesis may be divided into two types: *excrescence*, for the addition
of a consonant <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consonant>, and *anaptyxis* (/
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English>ˌ
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key>æ
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key>n
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key>æ
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key>p
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key>ˈ
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key>t
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key>ɪ
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key>k
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key>s
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key>ɨ
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key>s
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English#Key>/
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English>; from Greek
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_language>: ἀνάπτυξις; also *svarabhakti*)
for the addition of a vowel <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vowel>.

"What does the Lord require of you, but to do justice, love mercy, and walk
humbly with your God?"
Micah 6:8

On Sat, Mar 14, 2015 at 10:35 AM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:

> It's called epenthesis, the addition of a vowel or consonant to make
> pronunciation easier. Epenthesis is so common (and so old) that
> there's a word in sanskrit for it (which I can't remember).
>
> Epenthesis is also used to make a statement scan in time:
> And-a-one and-a-two.
> -M
>
>
>
> On Saturday, March 14, 2015, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I don't know why "nuclear" is so hard for some: Say "new," say "clear,"
> > say "new-clear." :)
> >
> >
>