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| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| in language is the shortening of a word by cutting out a letter, a sound, or a syllable, as in guv’nor (for governor) or the British pronunciation of secretary, SEK-ruh-tri. | 1 |
| The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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