LL-L "Names" 2002.04.01 (09) [E]

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From: Edwin Alexander <edsells at cogeco.ca>
Subject: LL-L "Names" (was "Phonology") 2002.04.01 (06) [E]

At 09:28 AM 04/01/02 -0800, Sandy wrote:
>My first teacher in primary school was an elderly lady
>known to us only as "Miss Strachan".

The Anglican Bishop of Toronto in the first half of the 19th century was
John Strachan who was present both at the burning of Fort York
(presently
Toronto) by the Americans (which is why the British burned Washington
some
time later) during the War of 1812, as well as at the opening of my own
Church of the Ascension in Hamilton in 1851.  Normally one hears the
name
pronounced "Strawn" with a very long "a", but I think a more authentic
Canadian pronunciation is heard in the Hamilton neighbourhood where the
late Bishop's name graces a local street, where one can distinguish the
real natives of this area when they say "Stran" with a very short "a".

Ed Alexander
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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