[78-L] Shellac (was: Get out those old records..)

[Steven C. Barr]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kristjan Saag" <saag at telia.com>
> Come to think of it: shellac, as far as I know, is usually pronounced
> shellac' in English, whereas German and Scandinavian languages has the
> stress on the first syllable: schel'lack.
> Some English dictionaries, though, give shel'lac as an alternative to
> shellac'.
> I wonder: has anyone, of you English-speaking Ladies and Gentlemen on the
> list, heard the alternative pronunciation used: shel'lack?
>
Yes...but only from sportscasters, who use "shellacking" to describe a VERY
major defeat of one team by another!

...stevenc
(it's also a slang term to describe a state of EXTREME intoxication!)