[78-L] Pronunciations

[David Lennick]

Miam-uh, Cincinnat-uh, Los Ang-u-leez (and alllllllllll points west).

dl

Royal Pemberton wrote:
> I don't know.  'Spo-can' for Spokane, 'peer' for Pierre, South Dakota,
> and I've heard Miami in Oklahoma pronounced 'miamuh'.  All mysteries
> to me.
> 
> On 1/2/09, Bud Black <banjobud at cfl.rr.com> wrote:
>> In Atlantic City, New Jersey, Arkansas avenue is pronounced "Ark-Kan-zuss."
>> By the way, why the poop is the state of Arkansas pronounced "Ark-kin-saw?"
>> (seems to me I have an MGM recording of a song called "The State Of Arkansas
>>  sung by Jimmy Durante.  (I mention this just to keep this subject on topic
>> )
>>
>> Bud
>>