Folk Awareness oif Dialect

[Steve K.]

On Mon, 4 Dec 2000, Tim Frazer wrote:

> Illinois has many foreign place names which are often anglicized, including
> the name of the state (el @n )YZ.

I've never heard anyone from Illinois pronounce it with the the z on the
end. Many (including me) do say ell instead of ill for the first syllable
though, yes. I have heard non-Illinoisians say it with the z though.

I've brought this up before but my favorite is still Pompeii (POM-pee-eye)
Michigan.

--- Steve K.