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Old 04-19-2007, 08:42 PM   #372
monster
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Originally Posted by Shawnee123 View Post
Mackinac Island is pronounced Mackinaw.
have we mentioned Michigan yet? Brits pronounce it MiTchigan. We did when we moved here. Boy, does that piss people off! (Brits: It's MiSHigan. Like Michelle)
Even the immigration guy at Newark was upset when we told him where we were headed. Newark! Where pronunciation butchery is a compulsory class for elementary school graduation.
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