I would think it is that bird feeder that is in the USA right now.? Connie -----Original Message----- From: Richard Emlin Reed <remlinr@tampabay.rr.com> To: padutch-life@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 6:25 pm Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] 'istorical 40% 'ispanics, did ye say? MY! My! Did it ever occur to anyone to wonder, since the big corporations sent all the jobs overseas, what is attracting all those 'ispanics to Reading? Could they be wanting to learn to speak PA-Dutch. }:-) Richard Emlin Reed Wesley Chapel, FL ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Fox" <karenmfox@verizon.net> To: <padutch-life@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 5:51 PM Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] 'istorical > Lynn wrote: "As for the word "Historical"_all of a sudden, after living > for 53 years, I'm hearing people starting to pronounce it, even news > reporters, as "istorical" and we were always taught NOT to use an before a > consonent, therefore we always said "a Historical" whatever. Now it's "an > istorical" whatever, and I find that "ysterical" :o) Actually I find it > rather hysterical hearing people all of a sudden change the way they > prononce this word. Why just yesterday they were saying, Historical, and > today they say istorical, and this is all just lately. > Wonder when this all changed, because it was definitely not that way in > Reading 17 years ago, when I lived there. And, when I go back for visits, > I have never once heard anyone say "ve-icle" or "istorical". Now, maybe > if I went to the "istorical Society of Berks County" I would hear it > there? Don't really know_anyone know? Karen? or anyone who has been > there lately?" > ***************** > > Lynn, I've noticed that as well. My thinking is that it might be an > influence of the growing Latino population in Reading making their "mark" > on the everyday language. I could be totally off base and have nothing > concrete to base that guess upon, but it seems to my ear as though Spanish > speakers who use English as a second language will ofton drop a leading H > when speaking English. Since Hispanics now constitute almost 40% of > Reading's population, it would just make sense that we would begin to see > their influence on our general population regional accents. > > Karen from Berks > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PADUTCH-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PADUTCH-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - http://mail.aol.com