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> Jozef wrote:
> > > What low dastard moved the stress to the first syllable? I do not
> think
> > the OP
> > > is a native speaker: he was simply wondering which pronunciation,
> /dai/
> > > or /d&/, was more correct, and perhaps he lives somewhere where the
> > > loanword is used in other contexts.
> > >
> > Sorry, I did. And you are right I'm not a native speaker. I'm very
> sorry
> > that
> > my typo caused a lot of discussion. The stress is of course on the
> second
> > syllable. Thank you all for your contribution!
> >
> > Jozef
>
>
> Oh no, Jozef, I didn't mean to insult you at all. I certainly wasn't
> talking about YOU when I wrote "what low dastard...?" You see, some of
> us, including myself, have heard people pronounce "direction" with the
> stress on the first syllable.
>
> I also did not mean to insult you by saying that you're a non-native
> speaker. That was not some cheap means of pointing out that I was
> unhappy with your English...I despise people who say things like that.
> You can verify this with a search of my posts: I'm an English language
> teacher who lives and works in Greece and I have no interest in
> insulting language learners, least of all ones who come to a group like
> this one and ask intelligent, honest questions.
>
> Anyway, thanks for starting an interesting discussion and please accept
> my own apologies.
>
Please, I assure you that I don't feel insulted at all. On the contrary I'm
grateful to you for your help! :)
Jozef
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