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    I am sure there is a proper term for when the letter 'S' is inadvertently added to the end of a word. For example, Sarah Connor (singular) may be automatically referred to as 'Connors'. Does anyone know what the proper name for this irritating phenomena is?

    Question #102040. Asked by FussBudget. (Dec 31 08 11:00 PM)


    Humanist

    		Some sort of epenthesis, perhaps paragoge, but (and I don't mean to sound like a perpilocutionist) it could be just a regionalism, a short way to refer to a man or his property.

    More information might be helpful: age of speaker, other examples, or context in which used. In the meantime, here are a couple of fascinating linguistic resources:

    http://www.rinkworks.com/words/linguistics.shtml

    http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/GlossaryLinguisticsP.htm

    I wish I had the time to comb through the second one!

    Jan 27 09, 9:38 PM

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