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chickenfeet ([personal profile] chickenfeet) wrote2006-01-31 01:30 pm
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A question of pronunciation

Inspired by [livejournal.com profile] forthright I thought I'd ask some questions about English pronunciation. How do you pronounce the following:

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[personal profile] nanila 2006-01-31 06:51 pm (UTC)(link)
My grandparents said "warsh." They lived in Washington state for over twenty years, though they claimed they'd brought the pronunciation with them from the east coast.

(Also, I love your icon. The Doubtful Guest!)

[identity profile] lemur-catta.livejournal.com 2006-01-31 07:01 pm (UTC)(link)

I've betrayed a great liking for peering up flues and, for peeling the soles off my white canvass shoes!