A couple of Saint Louis oddities

[Paul A Johnston, Jr.]

Wilson,
I'm not sure about the distribution of "sunda" but "tossel" might be widespread.  I've heard it from my wife and brother-in-law (Cleveland, OH) and from my MI students.  I wonder for how many people "tossel" means specifically corn tassel, too.

Paul Johnston

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From: Wilson Gray <hwgray at GMAIL.COM>
Date: Sunday, November 19, 2006 3:05 am
Subject: A couple of Saint Louis oddities

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> The pronunciation of "sundae" as though it were spelled "sunda" and
> the pronunciation of "tassel" as though it were spelled "tossel."
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> -Wilson
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