Learn to speak Wisconsin

[Wilson Gray]

In Saint Louis, white speakers use [O@] - well, used in the Saint
Louis of fifty years or so ago - for spelled "aw," as in "paw maw saw
caw law lawn dawn sawn Bawn" (surname of a high-school classmate),
etc.

-Wilson

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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> Paul
> On Sep 9, 2007, at 10:25 PM, Mark Mandel wrote:
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> > How DOES one pronounce "Communipaw"? I have a particular reason for
> > asking.
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> > On 9/9/07, Paul Johnston <paul.johnston at wmich.edu> wrote:
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> >> Tom should know the set up in New Jersey, where he lives.  When I
> >> moved there, I mispronounced forms for places like Weequahic,
> >> Matawan, and Communipaw and learned 2 correct pronunciations for
> >> Wanaque (though which ones the locals use I don't know.
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> > m a m
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