English in USA

[Towse]

On 11/14/06, Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net> wrote:
> At 11/14/2006 09:41 AM, Tom Zurinskas wrote:
> >I"ve discussed the word "English" a bit.  In USA it starts with "long e"
> >~eenglish, as can be heard in m-w.com, rather than short i, ~inglish, as in
> >"ingrained".
>
> Whom have you been listening to -- Borat?  No one I listen to
> pronounces it "eenglish".

Well, my governor says, "eenglish," if I'm remembering rightly.

But then he also says Cah-lee-for-nee-ah, so I wouldn't look to him as
a role model.

Hereabouts (SF Bay Area) we say inglish.

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