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Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–).  The Columbia Guide to Standard American English.  1993.
 
papier-mâché (adj., n.)
 
 
is still usually spelled the French way (paper-mâché occurs but is rare), but the pronunciation is in divided usage, with most Americans anglicizing its first element but keeping the French stress pattern: PAI-puhr-muh-SHAI.  1
 
 
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