After 17 years residence in this state, this tiff still intrigues me. Perhaps it takes an outsider's ears to hear this state's inhabitants use one or more of SIX pronounications. To wit, mah-ZUR-ee mah-ZUR-ah meh-zur-EE meh-zur-AH muh-ZOO-ree muh-ZOO-ah One of my state native friends assure me that the true inhabitants of this state can use two or more of these pronunications in the same sentence without contradicting themselves. Another friend claims to live in the city of des-PAIR in the state of MISery. Don't even get me started on the LAOW-der River (Loutre) or Ox-VAS Creek (Aux Vasse) that one crosses on I-70 bewteen St. Louis and Columbia. ---Bill "You can't know if 18-, 19-, or 20-year-olds ever believe what you're saying" --Tyrone Willingham Bill Olbrich 8723 Brigeport Ave St. Louis, MO 63144 (314) 961-3036 <billolbrich@yahoo.com>