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To: baysider; All

In Central Illinois — San Jose pronounced San Joes


876 posted on 03/09/2019 2:05:26 PM PST by hillarynot (I play in Peoria (and write limericks too))
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To: hillarynot; baysider

A high school classmate had parents who evidently wanted some European sophistication, so they named her Yvonne. That was fine, except they pronounced it Wye-vahn. So much for sophistication.


889 posted on 03/09/2019 2:39:59 PM PST by sparklite2 (Don't mind me. I'm just a contrarian.)
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