I'm now a North Carolinian, via Canada. Never heard the name here. No one I've met has heard it either. Never have heard of anyone pronouncing it "clow" [rhyming with cow] or "cloe" [as in snow] or even "cloche" (sounds like loch Ness?). Mine has always been "cluff"... direct from Low Moor, Bradford, Yorkshire, so it's really pronounced "cloof" where "oo" is not "oooo" but is shorter sounding. Lu Mullaney -----Original Message----- From: Ted Barraclough [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, October 01, 1999 3:24 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [BARRACLOUGH-L] Pronounciation Connecticut Yankees ryme it with slow. Actually "ooow" like it hurts. I never knew any different until I heard Alec Guinnes in one of the John LeCarre spy movies. Ted Barraclough ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com ==== BARRACLOUGH Mailing List ==== -