arKANsas

[Barbara Need]

Yes, I listened to it again.

Barbara

Barbara Need
Chicago

On 18 May 2010, at 6:34 PM, Gordon, Matthew J. wrote:

> Are you sure she wasn't referring to the residents of the state:
> ArKANsans?
>
> -Matt Gordon
> ________________________________________
> On Behalf Of Barbara Need [bhneed at GMAIL.COM]
>
> I just heard Sen Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) pronounce the name of her
> state arKANsas with the stress on the sedon syllable, and the final s!

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