Date: Thu, 24 Feb 1994 02:03:20 -0500

From: Robert Kelly kelly[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]LEVY.BARD.EDU

Subject: Re: local locality pronunciations



Columbia County: Claverack (old whaling town)

30 years ago pronounced, and still by locals

Klovrik. Spelling pron. beginning to take hold.



Dutchess County: Plateau (old telephone exchange)

homophone of Plato.



Delaware County: Delhi

pron. Dell-high



Greene County: Athens

local pron. /eythenz/, gradually displaced by digraph

in first syll.



New York County: New York

monosyllable in ordinary utterance, r-less.



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