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Emphasis of Defense
October 10, 2014 8:51 am
(@grantbarrett)
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We have a Department of Defense, and football teams have a defense, and chances are you don't pronounce those terms the same way. It likely has to do with sportscasters emphasizing of- and de- to differentiate the offensive and defensive sides of teams, and that's how the emphases took hold. This is part of a complete episode.
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