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Re: Bizzah weatheh
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Mon, 20 Mar 2000 22:09:35 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, Dave Schuler writes:
> I've mentioned this elsewhere, but this is one of very few towns whose name
> is routinely mispronounced by (some of) the native inhabitants, ie:
> Picksburgh.
ROFL! That's hilarious!
-Shiri
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| At least you don't live in a city where 99% of the residents can't pronounce any of the local place names! Par example: The name of the major river that runs through Portland (aka "poreland" or "fartland, boregon") is properly called the (...) (24 years ago, 20-Mar-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)
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| | Re: Bizzah weatheh
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| (...) was (...) I've mentioned this elsewhere, but this is one of very few towns whose name is routinely mispronounced by (some of) the native inhabitants, ie: Picksburgh. Ah, those crazy Appalachian appellations! Dave! (24 years ago, 20-Mar-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)
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