Halloween pronunciation

Donald M. Lance LanceDM at MISSOURI.EDU
Fri Nov 2 16:37:58 UTC 2001


James Smith wrote:

> I've never heard it pronounced as Holloween.  Where is
> this being heard?

All over every voice medium I've heard -- local and national.

When I went to a drive-in bank facility on the 31st, I wished the lady inside a "Happy
Hallow e'en" and a good "all Hallows Day tomorrow."  Mean of me!!  The lack of response
suggested that she didn't know what I was talking about.

DMLance



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