And how about the way the natives pronounce the name of the state-Missourah? Margie -----Original Message----- From: Roy4243@aol.com [mailto:Roy4243@aol.com] Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 2:41 AM To: MO-STLOUIS-METRO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [StL-Metro] Another question on Pronounciations In a message dated 12/22/03 0:01:32, hammons@cr6.net writes: > For example:  Ilah is sometimes 'Iler' and Diane is Dianer etc. Has anyone > else noticed this?   I think people in England do this too in some areas. I > would like to know the whys and wherefores of this if any one knows? > Pat: You're right, but I don't know any "whys or wherefores". That's what they do in Massachusetts, the land of my birth. It took a lot of ribbing from my wife's side of the family to get me out of that nasty habit. We left the r out of some places and transposed it to some other improper places. A friend of mine was married to Martha, which he pronounced "Mahther". No rhyme nor reason to it -- just the way he did it. Maybe it came from England -- but, "why"??? Roy ==== 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.

Not all the natives mis-pronounce it. It has an "I" on the end. Gina ----- Original Message ----- From: Margie To: MO-STLOUIS-METRO-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 7:21 AM Subject: RE: [StL-Metro] Another question on Pronounciations And how about the way the natives pronounce the name of the state-Missourah? Margie -----Original Message----- From: Roy4243@aol.com [mailto:Roy4243@aol.com] Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 2:41 AM To: MO-STLOUIS-METRO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [StL-Metro] Another question on Pronounciations In a message dated 12/22/03 0:01:32, hammons@cr6.net writes: > For example: Ilah is sometimes 'Iler' and Diane is Dianer etc. Has anyone > else noticed this? I think people in England do this too in some areas. I > would like to know the whys and wherefores of this if any one knows? > Pat: You're right, but I don't know any "whys or wherefores". That's what they do in Massachusetts, the land of my birth. It took a lot of ribbing from my wife's side of the family to get me out of that nasty habit. We left the r out of some places and transposed it to some other improper places. A friend of mine was married to Martha, which he pronounced "Mahther". No rhyme nor reason to it -- just the way he did it. Maybe it came from England -- but, "why"??? Roy ==== 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 ==== For tips on researching St. Louis Church Records: http://members.gtw.net/~seamus/churchrecords.htm