"Target" as a French word?

[Miriam Meyers]

This topic was discussed briefly on the list a few years ago.  Many
Minneapolitans I know use this pronunciation.  (Target is based here,
and many of us have shopped here for years.)  The French pronunciation
is referred to  regularly in the news.
Miriam Meyers
Metropolitan State University (emerita)

On Jan 18, 2005, at 7:29 AM, James Smith wrote:

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> I heard that pronunciation used in jest in England
> this past summer.
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> --- Paul Zebe <PZebe at CS.COM> wrote:
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>> Can anyone tell me about "Target" (the store)
>> pronounced as a French word?
>> That pronunciation has reportedly been used in the
>> Nashville area within the
>> past 10 years.  Could it be a joke played on a New
>> England schoolmarm by her
>> Southern students?
>>
>> Curiously,
>> Paul Zebe
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