"folk" with an L

[Steve Kl.]

It's nice to know that I'm not the only one! I

On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 10:48 AM, David A. Daniel <dad at pokerwiz.com> wrote:

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> For me, polka with an L is for the dance and polka without the L is for the
> dot.
> DAD
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> >This morning on MSNBC a news reader used the word "polka," with /l/.
> >Back in the 50s in SE Michigan, the southern Chicago suburbs, and
> >Milwaukee I remember it pronounced without the /l/.
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> Herb
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