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To: Justin C who wrote (1365)6/5/1998 11:37:00 AM
From: Paul Viapiano  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 4711
 
And cousin as cousint.



To: Justin C who wrote (1365)6/5/1998 4:59:00 PM
From: Chuzzlewit  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 4711
 
All of those peculiar pronunciations come from the northwest. As a transplanted easterner it seems very odd to me. My favorite is "kittycorner" for catercorner. Apparently the pronunciation of the "cater" conjured up images of a feline, and kitty is a diminutive pussycat.

TTFN,
CTC



To: Justin C who wrote (1365)6/10/1998 7:01:00 PM
From: Jacques Chitte  Respond to of 4711
 
When my sister went to college in Maryland, "realtor" somehow came back sounding like "reelidder". Three syllables. I suspect a regionalism.
My wife pronounces "groceries" as "growsh'ries". I can't help but mentally picture the word as being spelled "grocieries". Ooh, that one grates on me, but with the cost of divorce these days...


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