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hyphenate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-17-08 01:33 PM Original message |
A question on pronounciations |
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billyskank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-17-08 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
1. It was years before I learned that Arkansas and "Arkansore" are the same place. |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-17-08 01:43 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. What about 'Leicester'? |
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billyskank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-17-08 01:44 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. That gets a few people confused as well. |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-17-08 01:57 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. *One slice of strawberry tart without so much rat in it later* |
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Zuiderelle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-17-08 02:06 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Worcestershire sauce is a good one. |
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hyphenate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-17-08 02:30 PM Response to Reply #4 |
12. Totally |
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pink-o (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-17-08 06:54 PM Response to Reply #4 |
22. When I lived in London in the 70s |
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hyphenate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-17-08 02:28 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. I was laughing last night |
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hyphenate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-17-08 02:23 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. low-boro"? |
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billyskank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-17-08 03:35 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. Luff-bro. |
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Parche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-17-08 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
2. Ask Su ZON Malveaux CNN |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-17-08 02:00 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. Hey now... |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-17-08 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
5. Worcester (MA) = "woostah" |
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hyphenate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-17-08 02:34 PM Response to Reply #5 |
13. Only if you're from heah |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-17-08 05:49 PM Response to Reply #5 |
20. No, closer to "Wistah". I was corrected this way by a Worcester |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-17-08 05:51 PM Response to Reply #5 |
21. Quincy (MA) = "Queen-zee" |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-17-08 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
6. In Arkansas, the name is pronounced true to its roots |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-17-08 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
14. How do you say "Pennsyltucky"? |
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SoxFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-17-08 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
16. Haverhill |
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LeftyFingerPop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-17-08 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
17. Here's how we say those words in upstate NY: |
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Gidney N Cloyd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-17-08 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
18. Norfolk. |
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Richardo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-17-08 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
19. This is why fish can be spelled 'g-h-o-t-i' |
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