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Where would the stress fall in "police car"?  Would
it be "POlice car"?

And another one, come to think of it.  How would people
in these areas say, say, "southern Tennessee"?
"SOUthern TENnessee"?

>...the forestressed pronunciation has a long history as a variant
> in parts of the south and south midlands, along with POlice,
> TENnessee, INsurance, and a bunch of others.