Learn to speak Wisconsin

[Paul Johnston]

Moon.  The first three syllables as in Community.

Paul Johnston
On Sep 10, 2007, at 12:54 PM, Mark Mandel wrote:

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> Is "myun" meant to rhyme with "moon" or with "fun"? /k@'mju:nIpO/ or
> /k@'m^nIpO/?
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> On 9/10/07, Paul Johnston <paul.johnston at wmich.edu> wrote:
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>> I say Ka-myun-i-pau (with [o@] at the end like a good North
>> Jerseyite), accent on 2nd syllable.  I think I said ka-munn-i-pau
>> when I first came to NJ.
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