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RE: RE: Guess what?
We can always tell when someone is new to the area when they pronounce the L
in DeKalb... :-)
Chris
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From: owner-over-the-rhine at actwin_com
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Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 1:55 AM
To: Over-the-Rhine at actwin_com
Subject: Re: RE: Guess what?
On 2/13/02 11:09 PM, quoth the brilliant cqueen at tmsmail_net at
cqueen at tmsmail_net:
>Yep, Ponce de Leon is pronounced that way here in Atlanta. Unless you
>abbreviate it as "Ponce," which is what many people do around here.
>
>Chris
Y'all also say "HOWZ-ton" Street in place of "HYOOS-ton" Street. And
"deCAB" instead of "de-KAHLB."
Oh, and Michele, this was one of the messages that I _think_ I only saw
because someone replied to it. Though I downloaded some mail onto another
computer, so it might be lurking there. I'm not sure.
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