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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 7 of 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Re: Regional pronunciations... #16075 01/26/01 01:18 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 157 F francais31415 member francais31415 member F Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 157 Why do people pronouce Missouri "Missoura" but Mississippi is not "Mississippa"? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Regional pronunciations... #16076 01/26/01 02:11 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 87 City of Brotherly Love, no not... N nikeblack journeyman nikeblack journeyman N Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 87 City of Brotherly Love, no not... >Why do people pronouce Missouri "Missoura" but Mississippi is not "Mississippa"?< Hmmm, is this a reversal of putting an "r" on the end of "idea?" Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Regional pronunciations... #16077 01/26/01 03:17 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,289 B Bobyoungbalt veteran Bobyoungbalt veteran B Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,289 Missouri Even stranger, I'm told that while Arkansas is pronounced Ar-ken-saw when referring to the state, the eponymous river is pronounced the way it's written, Ar-can-zass. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Regional pronunciations... #16078 01/26/01 05:21 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 157 F francais31415 member francais31415 member F Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 157 Did you know that during the Cold War, people were worried about nukular weapons? And we once bought a house with help from our realitor. [sigh] Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 7 of 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,810 Members9,187 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Karin, JeffMackwood, artguitar, Jim_W, Rdbuffalo 9,187 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 575 guests, and 3 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 30 A C Bowden 15 LukeJavan8 5 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,852 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,944 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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