Initial Stress-Derived Noun

Re:Initial Stress-Derived Noun by GavinMcG on Saturday May 22, 2021 @12:14PM (#27247919)

Yes, that is indeed the verb, but I hear it as "I absent myself" and I can't remember ever hearing it otherwise. Maybe in the USA it's already entered this category and then gone even further and influenced the pronunciation of the verb.

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Re:Initial Stress-Derived Noun by Epenthesis on Saturday May 22, 2021 @12:39PM (#27248129)

American English speaker here, born and raised in Dallas, Tx. The stress goes on the second syllable for the verb for me ("I absent myself").

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Re:Initial Stress-Derived Noun by asplake on Saturday May 22, 2021 @12:20PM (#27247977)

I’m UK-based (English, specifically) and definitely hear it on the second syllable in that usage

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