Chimney

[Barbara Need]

At 07:44 -0500 24/1/07, Charles Doyle wrote:
>Wilson, "chimley" was my native pronunciation too--on the other side of town!
>
>Wasn't the pronunciation "chimmany" the basis of a song sung by
>chimley-sweepers in the movie _Mary Poppins_?

That is certainly my recollection.

Barbara

Barbara Need
UChicago

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