Date: Thu, 24 Feb 1994 09:38:29 EST

From: Patricia Willis WILLP[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]YALEVM.CIS.YALE.EDU

Subject: Re: local locality pronunciations



Endless Americanization of French Midwestern place names:

Des Plaines, Illinois = dess planes

Joliet, Illinois = jolly-ette

Momence, Illinois = mo-me'n-cee