Anderew    964510 Thu, 22 Jul 04 01:54 PM The vowel /&/ seems to be politically incorrect. Notice how the media gradually started pronouncing Iraq as "erock". And then there was Bush's "Nevoda". Apparently, it is PC to change /&/ to /A/. Anderew Vowels

	Aaron J. Dinkin    964546 Thu, 22 Jul 04 02:50 PM "The vowel /&/ seems to be politically incorrect. Notice how the media gradually started pronouncing Iraq as "erock". And then there was Bush's "Nevoda". Apparently, it is PC to change /&/ to /A/." "Nev/a/da" is the usual pronunciation in the Northeast. I'm not sure how far west it extends; but among people for whom "Nev/a/da" is standard, "Nev/&/da" sounds uneducated. Yes, even though that's how people from Nevada say it. -Aaron J. Dinkin Dr. Whom Aaron J. Dinkin

	Aaron J. Dinkin    964547 Thu, 22 Jul 04 02:50 PM "The vowel /&/ seems to be politically incorrect. Notice how the media gradually started pronouncing Iraq as "erock". And then there was Bush's "Nevoda". Apparently, it is PC to change /&/ to /A/." "Nev/a/da" is the usual pronunciation in the Northeast. I'm not sure how far west it extends; but among people for whom "Nev/a/da" is standard, "Nev/&/da" sounds uneducated. Yes, even though that's how people from Nevada say it. -Aaron J. Dinkin Dr. Whom Aaron J. Dinkin

	Aaron J. Dinkin    964551 Thu, 22 Jul 04 02:50 PM "The vowel /&/ seems to be politically incorrect. Notice how the media gradually started pronouncing Iraq as "erock". And then there was Bush's "Nevoda". Apparently, it is PC to change /&/ to /A/." "Nev/a/da" is the usual pronunciation in the Northeast. I'm not sure how far west it extends; but among people for whom "Nev/a/da" is standard, "Nev/&/da" sounds uneducated. Yes, even though that's how people from Nevada say it. -Aaron J. Dinkin Dr. Whom Aaron J. Dinkin

	Aaron J. Dinkin    964553 Thu, 22 Jul 04 02:50 PM "The vowel /&/ seems to be politically incorrect. Notice how the media gradually started pronouncing Iraq as "erock". And then there was Bush's "Nevoda". Apparently, it is PC to change /&/ to /A/." "Nev/a/da" is the usual pronunciation in the Northeast. I'm not sure how far west it extends; but among people for whom "Nev/a/da" is standard, "Nev/&/da" sounds uneducated. Yes, even though that's how people from Nevada say it. -Aaron J. Dinkin Dr. Whom Aaron J. Dinkin

	Aaron J. Dinkin    964556 Thu, 22 Jul 04 02:50 PM "The vowel /&/ seems to be politically incorrect. Notice how the media gradually started pronouncing Iraq as "erock". And then there was Bush's "Nevoda". Apparently, it is PC to change /&/ to /A/." "Nev/a/da" is the usual pronunciation in the Northeast. I'm not sure how far west it extends; but among people for whom "Nev/a/da" is standard, "Nev/&/da" sounds uneducated. Yes, even though that's how people from Nevada say it. -Aaron J. Dinkin Dr. Whom Aaron J. Dinkin

	Aaron J. Dinkin    964561 Thu, 22 Jul 04 02:50 PM "The vowel /&/ seems to be politically incorrect. Notice how the media gradually started pronouncing Iraq as "erock". And then there was Bush's "Nevoda". Apparently, it is PC to change /&/ to /A/." "Nev/a/da" is the usual pronunciation in the Northeast. I'm not sure how far west it extends; but among people for whom "Nev/a/da" is standard, "Nev/&/da" sounds uneducated. Yes, even though that's how people from Nevada say it. -Aaron J. Dinkin Dr. Whom Aaron J. Dinkin Vowels, Pronunciation, Whom, Speaking

	Don A. Gilmore    964618 Thu, 22 Jul 04 03:08 PM ""Nev/a/da" is the usual pronunciation in the Northeast. I'm not sure how far west it extends; but among people for whom "Nev/a/da" is standard, "Nev/&/da" sounds uneducated. Yes, even though that's how people from Nevada say it." Interestingly, there is a town in Missouri named Nevada and they pronounce it nuh-VAY-duh. I guess it's like a name: if it's your name, you can pronounce it how you like. Don Kansas City Don A. Gilmore Pronunciation, Whom, Speaking

	Michael Hamm    964771 Thu, 22 Jul 04 08:25 PM "Interestingly, there is a town in Missouri named Nevada and they pronounce it nuh-VAY-duh." There's another city like that... ... dunno. The name of Houston Street in Manhattan is pronounced /'h&wst@n/. I'm so used to this pronunciation that if I see the name out of context I'll read it that way. (That is, if I see it in the cntext of Texas I may not, but if I see it on the Houston Kirk Seminar Room here at my university, I will usually.) There's a street here called Gravois whcih I'm fairly certain I hear locals pronounce /'gr&vloj/. And I've definitely heard Bellefontaine pronounced /,bEl'f&w?n/ as if it were spelled Bellfountain. Michael Hamm NB: Of late, my e-mail address is being AM, Math, Wash. U. St. Louis 'spoofed' a bit. That is, spammers send (Email Removed) e-mail that seems to be from me. Please http://math.wustl.edu/~msh210/ realize that no spam is in fact from me. Michael Hamm Universities, Pronunciation, Context, Speaking, Students, Schools