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| (...) Are you sure you're not just mis-hearing the natives? My dad grew up in Oxford (we still have a house up there in my family) and he refers to Webter as "webstah". It should be noted that my father doesn't really bear that bad of a Mass accent, (...) (24 years ago, 20-Sep-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Those of us from surrounding towns call it Web-duh Lake :-) And for those wondering what it means, it means: "You fish on your side of the lake, I'll fish on mine, and nobody fishes in the middle" (yes I'm serious). (...) Mike Z. (24 years ago, 20-Sep-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
| | | | Re: Gloucester MA (was: Re: Harry Potter (Film) Set)
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| (...) Or like a swampy marshy bit of creek (and metaphorically, as in "Slough of Despond")? That's a slough too, pronounced "slau". Or maybe "sloo". I think you can also slough through mud, pronounced the same way. Really, if a word ends in "ough", (...) (24 years ago, 19-Sep-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ma)
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| (...) Yeah, that's what I figured.... (...) ...ahhh, there's the catch :-) Other than Chris, Tim, Ryan and I, can anyone confirm coming? I got a half- confirmation from Matt yesterday, but that's all. If you're interested in coming, *please* LMK so (...) (24 years ago, 17-Sep-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)
| | | | Re: Gloucester MA (was: Re: Harry Potter (Film) Set)
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| (...) You mean like how a snake sloughs its skin? I would say "sloff" with the "o" being a short o as in pot, zot, slot, etc. --Todd (24 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ma)
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