On 15/06/07, james riley <jimr1603@gmail.com> wrote:
> What about names? Doesn't the stress rule > (stress last but one syllable) apply to them as > well?? I have seen people capitalise the syllables they want stressing in a name whenever it would go against the normal rules.
Indeed. Cmevla can be stressed however the speaker/writer wants; in writing you indicate non-standard stress by capitalising the appropriate syllable(s). Lack of capitalisation indicates the usual penultimate stress.