In a message dated 1/7/07 2:10:41 PM, [log in to unmask] writes: > 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? > > > Dear Country Garden: It must be late or my Chicago origins are blocking translation.....what town is Warrick? ;-)) Anita L. Henderson longtime dialect/etymology junkie! To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html