Re: placename nomenclature [was Re: Attn: Spanish speakers]
| From: | John Cowan <jcowan@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, September 1, 2002, 0:05 |
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Roger Mills scripsit:
> ['ark@nsO@n] I think but the spelling "Arkansasan" would be deceptive--, or
> perhaps [ar'k&nz@n] based on the incorrect pronunciation [ar'kanz@s] by
> analogy with Kansas:Kansan).
A Google search shows that "Arkansasan" is far more common than "Arkansawan",
but "Arkansan" is 100 times more common than either; www.m-w.com gives
[Ar'k&nz@n] as the only pronunciation, but that doesn't mean it is
used in Arkansas.
The Arkansas River, which flows though both Arkansas and Kansas, is
pronounced ['Ark@nsO] in Arkansas, but [Ar'k&nz@s] in Kansas.
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