"Target" as a French word?

Grant Barrett gbarrett at WORLDNEWYORK.ORG
Tue Jan 18 18:29:05 UTC 2005


On Jan 18, 2005, at 13:08, Miriam Meyers wrote:
> This topic was discussed briefly on the list a few years ago.  Many
> Minneapolitans I know use this pronunciation.  (Target is based here,
> and many of us have shopped here for years.)  The French pronunciation
> is referred to  regularly in the news.

Do they use that pronunciation in the news without comment, or do the
call it out as being unusual or jocular?

Grant Barrett



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