7/17/95

Today's word is:

	sibilant (sib'-;-l;nt) - n. a \s\, \sh\, or phonetically
	related sound.

	"John was rather amused by the fact that the word 'sibilant'
	 itself actually started with a sibilant."

	"'So,' Sally said, 'should Suzi say "sibilant" or "ssssibilant"?'"