My Mom was born and raised in St. Louis and she pronounces it Miz-zor-rah, a lot of people pronounce it that way. Gina -----Original Message----- From: Shamrock1020@aol.com [mailto:Shamrock1020@aol.com] Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 3:20 PM To: MO-STLOUIS-METRO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [StL-Metro] (no subject) Do you think the pronunciation of Miz-zoo-rah comes from the college teams in Columbia, Missouri since they are known as Mizzou? I also pronounce it Miz-zooree. Our Senator, Kit Bond, does not know how to pronounce the word either. He says "Miz-zoo-rah. Happy Holidays to all. Mary ==== MO-STLOUIS-METRO Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from this list, email MO-STLOUIS-METRO-L-request@rootsweb.com; in the subject line, put only the word UNSUBSCRIBE with nothing in the message body. You can contact Michelle or Laura at MO-STLOUIS-METRO-admin@rootsweb.com.

Everyone I knew from St. Louis said "Miz-zor-rah", and it was standard pronunciation back in the mid 60's and 70's, but maybe it has changed, due to all the movement of people around the US. And I've been away from St. Louis since 1961, and I still say it that way - thought that was the way you recognized a "real" Missourian. Nancy from LA -----Original Message----- From: Gina [mailto:spaz@dam.net] Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 4:07 PM To: MO-STLOUIS-METRO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [StL-Metro] (no subject) My Mom was born and raised in St. Louis and she pronounces it Miz-zor-rah, a lot of people pronounce it that way. Gina -----Original Message----- From: Shamrock1020@aol.com [mailto:Shamrock1020@aol.com] Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 3:20 PM To: MO-STLOUIS-METRO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [StL-Metro] (no subject) Do you think the pronunciation of Miz-zoo-rah comes from the college teams in Columbia, Missouri since they are known as Mizzou? I also pronounce it Miz-zooree. Our Senator, Kit Bond, does not know how to pronounce the word either. He says "Miz-zoo-rah. Happy Holidays to all. Mary ==== MO-STLOUIS-METRO Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from this list, email MO-STLOUIS-METRO-L-request@rootsweb.com; in the subject line, put only the word UNSUBSCRIBE with nothing in the message body. You can contact Michelle or Laura at MO-STLOUIS-METRO-admin@rootsweb.com. ==== MO-STLOUIS-METRO Mailing List ==== If you are researching the Irish in St. Louis, you might want to have a look at Diane Shaw's websites: http://members.gtw.net/~seamus/Irshnstl.htm and http://members.gtw.net/~seamus/KerryPatch.htm