Wushu  +  24815 Sat, 06 Mar 04 04:43 AM Is this how to use succor? If that is the best you can do, you really need succor. Wushu Joined on Sat, Aug 30 2003 North America New Member 30 "Some say the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice I say the darker the flesh then the deeper the roots" - Tupac Shakur "Keep Ya Head Up"

	rommie  +  24846 Sat, 06 Mar 04 09:46 AM There is a sense in which "succor" means "help", but not in the way you are using it. "Succor" means relief from distress, a need for aid. It does not simply mean inability to do something. So, no - in your example the word "help" would be better. An example of correct use taken from Merriam-Websters is: "religion was their chief succor". Rommie rommie Joined on Mon, Jan 26 2004 Earth orbit Regular Member 606

	rommie  +  24963 Sat, 06 Mar 04 09:31 PM Yes. My apologies. I have a tendency to freely mix English and American spellings. It's a bad habit, I know, but I tend to regard both dialects as equally acceptable on the internet. In this particular case, I pulled the definition from Merriam-Websters, which is of course an American dictionary. Chambers confirms the meaning with the British spelling. Well spotted, and thanks for pointing that out. Rommie rommie Regards, Dialects, Spelling

	rommie  +  25425 Fri, 12 Mar 04 09:05 AM It's pronounced: /s@k@:/ with stress on the SECOND syllable. (see SAMPA for meaning of symbols). Actually, I don't really know how to write the correct pronunciation of the second syllable - it's one of those French things where the "r" is almost, but not quite pronounced. (The origin of the word is French). It does not rhyme with "sucker". At least, it's not supposed to. Rommie rommie Pronunciation