We could go all day on the pronunciation of towns around Virginia: Suf-fick; Porchmuth; yes, Glawster; Yawktown; Hen-reck-o; Warrick; Stantn (NEVER Stawnton); one of my favorites is Ham-n'Sidny (sort of like ham n eggs); Wihyum n Murry for the college...said all at once, like one word. Can anyone think of some more? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sunshine49" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 11:38 AM Subject: Re: William & Mary Quarterly > ooh, yeah, that's another one... "NOR-folk" vs nawffuk... I am always > so pleased when I hear a national news figure pronounce it correctly. > > Nancy > > ------- > I was never lost, but I was bewildered once for three days. > > --Daniel Boone > > > > On Jan 7, 2007, at 9:41 AM, Douglas Deal wrote: > >> Deane: >> >> Thanks for recommending the online version of the William & Mary >> Quarterly. It's a treasure, not just for the neat old genealogical >> stuff >> but for the solid scholarship all the way through. Among >> historians, it >> has a "gold star" reputation. It is easily the best scholarly >> periodical >> in early American history, and--many would say--the best in the >> field of >> American history generally. >> >> Doug Deal >> (long-time resident of upstate NY, but born in NAWF-ook, the "ook" >> as in >> book) >> >> To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the >> instructions >> at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html