[Ads-l] Skagit

Jonathan Lighter wuxxmupp2000 at GMAIL.COM
Sat Sep 24 11:41:59 UTC 2016


Wikipedia advises that Skagit Co., Washington, is pronounced "ska-jit."
/'skae JIt/.

But a local police official on CNN clearly says /skaeCt/ - one syllable.

JL

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