English in USA

[Jonathan Lighter]

Here in Tennessee I often hear what you might spell "eenglish," but, by golly,  _I_ still say "inglish."

  JL



Tom Zurinskas <truespel at HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
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I"ve discussed the word "English" a bit. In USA it starts with "long e"
~eenglish, as can be heard in m-w.com, rather than short i, ~inglish, as in
"ingrained".


Tom Zurinskas, USA - CT20, TN3, NJ33, FL4+
See truespel.com and the 4 truespel books at authorhouse.com.





> In Inglish you'll be able to say, "He was a force in World War VIII."
>
> JL

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