<VV> Languages (no Corvair)

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Here in Ohio (oh-hi-ah), we have Lima (lye-mah) and Wooster (woo-stir), as
opposed to Lima, Peru (lee-ma) and Worcester, Mass (also pronounced the
same as the Ohio city - but how they get THAT out of it, I don't know). And
don't EVEN get me started on Gratiot (Michigan)!

-Mark


> [Original Message]
> Subject: Re: <VV> Languages (no Corvair) - was Video of the 2008
NWVairRoundup i Boi...
>
> Here in Lexington, you can buy "tars" at the Goodyear Store, and "wahrs"
at
> the electrical supply store.  And you could do it in Versailles "Ver
sales"
> KY. 
>
> Cliff Tibbits
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Subject: Re: <VV> Languages (no Corvair) - was Video of the 2008 NW
> VairRoundup i Boi...
>  
> In a message dated 9/21/2008 12:03:58 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
> alan.wesson at atlas.co.uk writes:
>
> Finally,  please don't take too much offence at these stories, which show 
> that  Americans and foreign (European) languages don't really mix - Brits
> and 
>  
> European languages don't either!
>
> Cheers
>
> Alan  
>
> No offense--most (Anglo) Americans don't have much familiarity with
> anything 
> but English --except when their family is first-or second-generation  
> Americans.  Those living in the Southwest may speak Espanol (it's required
> in high 
> schools in California) or those living near the Canadian border (mostly 
in
> New 
> England) may be familiar with Francaise..  
>  
> Scotty from Hollyweird