There's a discussion going on in one of my classes on the pronunciation of
"buttons" (the "terminal" neuron kind, not the ones on a jacket). Some have
been taught to pronounce it to sound like "boot-ONS" with accent on "ons,"
while others the same as the clothing item. (I was taught the clothing
pronunciation.) The students who pronounced it boot-ONS weren't French, so
I ruled that out.
Anyone taught it the boot-ON way? If there's any interest, please respond
offlist and I'll compile the figures.
Beth Benoit
University of Massachusetts Lowell
