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Break from the Grind October 2, 2017
TRIVIAL PURSUITS: How Is the Word Primer Pronounced?
One definition of the word “primer” is “any book of elementary principles.”
Reported by PS
When used in this sense, how is the word “primer” pronounced?
When discussing a book that teaches the basics of some discipline, the word “primer” should be pronounced with a short “i” as with the word “rim.”