How to pronounce "Wilkes-Barre"

[Laurence Horn]

On Jan 28, 2013, at 7:58 PM, Wilson Gray wrote:

> http://www.timesleader.com/stories/Wilkes-uhh-Bear-Bar-Berry,256472?search_filter=berry+bear+bar&town_id=1&sub_type=stories
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Curiously, for me it's none of the above, but rather "Wilkes-Barry", which for me--but I guess not for Pennsylvanians, fails to merge with "Wilkes-Berry".  (marry/merry revisited)

LH

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