[Ads-l] The pronunciation of the surname, _Spann_

[Laurence Horn]

> On Sep 9, 2016, at 2:53 PM, Kate Svoboda-Spanbock <katesvobodaspanbock at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
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> A colleague of mine by that name who is originally from Chicago pronounces it ‘span’.

Homophonous with the last name of the current outfielder Denard Span, I wonder?  If so--move over, "cot"/"caught" merger!  

LH
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> On Sep 8, 2016, at 10:15 PM, W Brewer <brewerwa at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
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>> Cf. Warren Spahn, with [ah].
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