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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