> AS> Whereas  patent  medicine  is  a  patent fraud.  What is the
> AS> difference in the pronunciation of `patent' in the first and
> AS> second occurences in the previous sentence?

> There's no difference in pronunciation, regardelss of usage, although
> some countries say "pa-tent" and some say "pae-tent".

Here in Kentucky, in relation to the leather shoes, I have heard it
pronounced "patton," like the WWII General.  :)  It otherwise seems to be
pronounced one of the two ways you have pointed out.

Mike


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