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The American Heritage® Book of English Usage.
A Practical and Authoritative Guide to Contemporary English.  1996.

7. Pronunciation Challenges: Confusions and Controversy

§ 59. despicable


Up until about the middle of this century most people pronounced this word with stress on the first syllable, and many deplored the pronunciation with stress on the second syllable. But times have changed, and now the pronunciation with stress on the second syllable is the usual one.    1


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