All of us Pittsburgh natives know that a TV news personality has never lived
here the first time they pronounce the name of the municipality of North
Versailles as North Ver-Sigh rather than the correct North-Ver-sails.
Of course we also go dawn tawn to Gian Iggle for chipped ham on Tawn Talk
bred with mayo. Go Stillers!
>From: Mari L Clements <mrndr2@juno.com>
>Reply-To: Mari L Clements <mrndr2@juno.com>
>To: dg50@daimlerchrysler.com
>CC: pethier@isd.net, autox@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Cajun Christmas Greetings
>Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 14:13:37 -0500
>
>Dennis Grant wrote:
> > But now that I have a lot of interaction with you Yankee Devils, I
> > keep bumping into people with French surnames who totally mangle the
> > pronunciation.
>
>If you ever drive through Pennsylvania on Interstate 80, you will go
>through DuBois--that's Dew Boyce to Pennsylvanians. No one
>will have any idea where you are talking about if you ask for
>directions to DuBuah.
>
>And while we're at it, exactly what is it in the word Appalachian that
>makes you Yankee folks think that the third "a" should be long
>(Ap-a-LAY-chun as opposed to Ap-a-lach-un)?
>
>mlc
>'91 MR2 NA
>Born and raised in the heart of the Southern Appalachians,
>translanted to the Rockies for 6 years, and now back in
>the Northern Appalaychians...
>
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