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From: ljdickey@watmath.UUCP
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Subject: Re Detroit
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Date: Sun, 11-Sep-83 09:32:21 EDT
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Posted: Sun Sep 11 09:32:21 1983
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The problem that Laura Creighton (from Toronto) has in pronouncing
the word Detroit is not uncommon among Canadians.  Most newscasters
(especially notable in the CBC) turn the name into a three syllable word,
something like     de-troy-it .

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  Lee Dickey, University of Waterloo.  (ljdickey@watmath.UUCP)
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