adding an "r" to words is very southern! Rebecca ---------- > From: Stephens-Avery Family <bahai@netusa1.net> > To: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ARDREW-L] Southern pronunciation > Date: Monday, October 26, 1998 10:51 PM > > Beth and Melissa: > > Your recent entries regarding spelling and pronunciation quandries made me > smile, too! I remember the teacher who made me constantly sound out > "wash"...without the "r"... and made me find the word "possum" in the > dictionary (took me FOREVER since I had never heard it said with an "o"!)... > :-) > > Hey, "axe" me no questions, I'll tell you no lies! > Jo-Ann <grin> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------------------------------------------------------------ >