Why is "Missouri" pronounced with -z-

[Terry Irons]

James,

Good point.  In fact, after a brief conversation with a colleague (who
is Ms Prescriptivist), we actually determined that many people around
here actually say  [mIzIzIpI] or more simply Ms. Zippy!

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