Gravois, pronounced--"Gra-Voys." Small "a."----Jim More: Soda=Sody Sink=Zinc Forty=Farty Just=Jist Them=Dem These-Dese Those=Doze

Jim, I believe the S is silent... Grav-oy Sue ----- Original Message ----- From: <Jims505@aol.com> To: <MO-STLOUIS-METRO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 8:11 PM Subject: [StL-Metro] Gravois > Gravois, pronounced--"Gra-Voys." Small "a."----Jim > > More: > Soda=Sody > Sink=Zinc > Forty=Farty > Just=Jist > Them=Dem > These-Dese > Those=Doze > > > ==== 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 >

Sody-reminds me of what my uncle called what we call "pop". He lived in St. Louis most of his life except for a 4 year period during the war (WW II) and a short time in Tennessee working for GM. Georgia Jims505@aol.com wrote: > Gravois, pronounced--"Gra-Voys." Small "a."----Jim > > More: > Soda=Sody > Sink=Zinc > Forty=Farty > Just=Jist > Them=Dem > These-Dese > Those=Doze > > ==== 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

Don't forget TERlit...oh, and the Cleveland Inyins. Lisa ----- Original Message ----- From: <Jims505@aol.com> To: <MO-STLOUIS-METRO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 8:11 PM Subject: [StL-Metro] Gravois > Gravois, pronounced--"Gra-Voys." Small "a."----Jim > > More: > Soda=Sody > Sink=Zinc > Forty=Farty > Just=Jist > Them=Dem > These-Dese > Those=Doze > > > ==== 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 >