Train station

[A. Maberry]

I use it. I would catch the train at the train station, but the Greyhound
at the bus depot, pronounced as you describe it.

allen
maberry at u.washington.edu

On Tue, 6 Feb 2001, Bob Haas wrote:

> Does nobody use "depot" anymore?  I always liked that word, especially with
> a strong southern pronunciation--DEE-poh.  Or is that how it's pronounced in
> other US regions?
>
> Lynne, et al, is depot used in the UK or South Africa?
>
> bob
>
> > From: Laurence Horn <laurence.horn at YALE.EDU>
> > Reply-To: American Dialect Society <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
> > Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 08:25:09 +0800
> > To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> > Subject: Re: Train station
> >
> > At 12:48 PM +0000 2/5/01, Michael Quinion wrote:
> >> A British subscriber to World Wide Words has asked about the
> >> increasingly common British usage of 'train station', replacing
> >> the older standard British 'railway station', wondering why, if
> >> it is as a result of American influence, the change didn't
> >> happen earlier than it did...
> >
> > We can hope it isn't JUST Lynne Murphy's corrupting influence...
> >
> > larry
>