[bookshare-discuss] Re: Chico (off-topic)
- From: "Merrill Louise" <STARBASEWILDGOOSE@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 19:14:20 -0400
Don't forget Lima, Ohio, pronounced Lema. And Houston Street in New York
City is pronounced How stan. (I can't run the syllables together. The accent
is on the first syllable.
Merrill Louise, Pastor
The Judson Fellowship
Jamestown, New York
cell/office 716.969.2840
"With all my heart I praise the Lord, and I am glad because of God my
Savior. (Luke 1:46-47)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 6:42 PM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Chico (off-topic)
> Interesting.. I never knew that about Cairo, Ill's
> pronunciation. My husband says that the section of Ill
> that it's in is called little Egypt. How odd.
>
> I know all this is off topic; I hope others of you
> find it interesting. Anyone have any more
> pronunciations that are different from what one would
> guess from the spellings? I know Worcester, Mass., is
> pronounced Wister, or Worster (not quite sure
> which--maybe it depends who's doing the pronouncing).
>
> Cindy
>
> --- "Duane A. Iverson" <diverson@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > there is also a town in Illinois which spelledlike
> > the capitol of Egypt but
> > pronounced like "kay Row"
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <Rick.Roderick@xxxxxx>
> > To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 4:21 PM
> > Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Chico (off-topic)
> >
> >
> > > Hi Cindy,
> > >
> > > I grew up in Illinois. There is a town in
> > Illinois called San Jose, but
> > it
> > > is not pronounced Hozay but as it wouild have been
> > read by an Echo
> > > synthesizer.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
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