Brian should ask what one is called if you hail from Maine :-)
jh
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From: "Bob Whitmire" <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 8:26 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Yesterday's Desert Hike
> Pronunciation varies depending on region of the country the speaker is
> from. Where I came from, it's AR-ken-saw.
>
> That said, one who hails from the state _is_ an AR-kansan.
>
> --Bob
>
>
> On May 3, 2012, at 3:57 AM, Brian Swale wrote:
>
>> I have never understood why the USA pronunciation of Arkansas goes
>> Ar kan saw rather than as spelled .... Ar kan sas (as in sassy)
>
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