[78-L] Pronunciations

Steven C. Barr stevenc at interlinks.net
Tue Jan 6 19:25:29 PST 2009


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Knowlton" <udmacon1 at hotmail.com>
> Mike mentioned the "Madrid Fault." I left this off my list: here we 
> pronounce the town as "MAD-rid."
>
> Really maddening.
>
> 78-L content: Billy Murray's "When You Get Off At Kay-ro, Illinois..."
>
Because that is how the Illinois town is pronounced...UNlike the Egyptian
city...!

...stevenc 




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