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From: wildbill@ucbvax.UUCP (William J. Laubenheimer)
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Subject: Re: col-yoom
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Date: Fri, 13-Apr-84 05:34:46 EST
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Posted: Fri Apr 13 05:34:46 1984
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I think this pronunuciation, rather than being regional, is actually
specific to construction workers. I remember reading a book written by
someone who lost his office-type job and decided to become a construction
worker. He noted the exact same pronounciation and was bemused by it.

                                        Bill Laubenheimer
----------------------------------------UC-Berkeley Computer Science
          ...Killjoy WAS here!          ucbvax!wildbill