Sunday, September 19, 2010

n+C+ous, ult stress pattern

tremendous: tre-'men-dous
stupendous: stu-'pen-dous
horrendous: ho-'rren-dous
filamentous: 'fil-a-'men-tous
humongous: hu-'mun-gous
portentous: por-'ten-tous
ostentous : os-'ten-tous
momentous: mo-'men-tous
ligamentous: ,lig-a-'ment-ous


http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/744/what-are-the-four-common-english-words-ending-in-dous

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