Okay Regis. I want to put an end to this controversy. I'm not a learned woman, but I do love reading books, and I do love to listen to Southerners tawlk. If I might humbly opine: Those who say Missour-EE tend to have Nawthuhn leaning accents, while those who say Missour-AH tend to sway Suhthuhn. It's that evolution of the lazy drawl into beautiful speech that is affected from generations of living where it is so flippin' hot and humid, that it takes every ounce of energy just to get a word OUT. CHAWL-stun, GAH-juh, FLAH-duh, suh-puh, flaw-uhs.... That, Regis, is my final answer. Lisa the wanna-be know-it-all "Farrand Families of Missouri and Illinois" http://pookie-baby.tripod.com/Farrand2000/index.html Rootsweb Posting http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=speshelkay