Don’t look at me, I didn’t vote for it!

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brogine
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Don’t look at me, I didn’t vote for it!

Postby brogine » Sat Nov 07, 2020 9:42 pm

It would appear that ‘e-lec-tor’-al’ is the new pronunciation. At least we’re hearing it a happy context!

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Re: Don’t look at me, I didn’t vote for it!

Postby Slava » Sat Jul 22, 2023 3:05 pm

I just took a gander at a few dictionary sites and while LEK seems the preferred stress, TOR is offered on most. A couple of them also make the TOR stress British.

I wouldn't be surprised to find out that TOR on our side of the pond is by attraction from the adverb, electorally.
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