OT: Bronx

[Charles Cunningham]

In Philadelphia PA, Bronx = honks.

Charlie Cunningham
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-----Original Message-----
From: American Dialect Society [mailto:ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of
Tom Zurinskas
Sent: Monday, December 31, 2007 4:10 AM
To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Re: OT: Bronx

I don't think most eastcoasters would rhyme "bronx" with "honks".  One's an
ah-word, the other's an awe-word to me.

Tom Zurinskas, USA - CT20, TN3, NJ33, FL5+
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> Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2007 00:09:19 -0500
> From: Berson at ATT.NET
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> To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
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> At 12/30/2007 09:03 PM, Laurence Horn wrote:
>>"Bronx" rhymes with "honks" (or "no thonx").
>
> What (else?) did the musical comedy lyricists rhyme "Bronx"
> with? I've forgotten.
>
> Joel
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