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- Thu May 18, 2006 3:19 am
- Forum: The Rebel-Yankee Test
- Topic: Local pronunciations of place names...
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Re: Local pronunciations of place names...
Someone in another thread talked about the local pronunciations of street names in New Orleans, and it reminded me of town name pronunciations in Illinois. I've lived in the suburbs south of Chicago my entire life, and certain things have always amused me. For one thing, the town of Bourbonnais act...
- Thu May 18, 2006 3:12 am
- Forum: The Rebel-Yankee Test
- Topic: Minnesota-isms...anyone???
- Replies: 21
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- Thu May 18, 2006 3:03 am
- Forum: The Rebel-Yankee Test
- Topic: THE Interstate?
- Replies: 26
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Growing up in the Chicago suburbs, anything near the city was refered to by the 'name' like it was mentioned by another poster and then more out in the suburbs (at least by us) Northern (north-eastern) suburbs, everything was the Highway except 294 which was the toll-way. Now I live JUST over the bo...