crapper 1910...and more
sagehen
sagehen at WESTELCOM.COM
Wed Jul 18 03:23:44 UTC 2007
>FWIW (I didn't forget the "W", this time!), in the Saint Louis of my
>childhood and youth, at least, ca.1940-1960, "croppie," "tossel," and
>"liloc" instead of "crappie," "tassel," and "lilac," plus others that
>may come to mind later, were the usual pronunciations.
>
>-Wilson
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How about Hallowe'en/Hollowe'en?
A
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