Tarzan

Janis Vizier Nihart tarheel at MOBILETEL.COM
Sun Apr 10 22:19:27 UTC 2005


What is the correct pronunciation of Tarzan.  Does the second "a" have a
short A sound or a short U (schwa)sound?  Why are there 2 pronunciations?
I mentioned the name in class one day and the children found it funny that I
pronounce it with short U.

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