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To: knarf

Ha yeah.
The Kennedys do use the same pronunciation
in some ways. Ted K: “it cahn’t get any worse.”
Ted also pronounced urn as “yearn” as in
“My mother”s yearn...”


92 posted on 07/31/2014 10:10:09 AM PDT by raccoonradio
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To: raccoonradio
"Ted also pronounced urn as “yearn” as in “My mother”s yearn...”"

I think that's common for Bostonian.

I have to stop and pay attention to;

I saw you the other day because I'll say, "I sawya the othah day"

People here in SW Pa kind'a like my accent and I'm rather pleased I still have it.

93 posted on 07/31/2014 10:14:58 AM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true .. I have no proof .. but they're true.)
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