Kregg vs. Craig

[Alice Faber]

Dale Coye said:
>I agree that Greg has influenced Craig--where I grew up (Central NY) we have
>a good distinction between Greg and vague, but Craig rhymes with Greg.

And just to confuse things further--or perhaps evidence of this
confusion--is the name of a former Yankees third baseman Graig Nettles. I
only ever heard announcers pronounce it as if it were Greg.

Alice
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