[Ads-l] Skagit

[Jonathan Lighter]

I stand by the accuracy of my statements.

JL

On Sat, Sep 24, 2016 at 8:04 AM, Christopher Philippo <toff at mac.com> wrote:

> On Sep 24, 2016, at 7:41 AM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at GMAIL.COM>
> wrote:
> > Wikipedia advises that Skagit Co., Washington, is pronounced "ska-jit."
> > /'skae JIt/.
>
> “Wikipedia advises”?
>
> More accurate to write “‘Tradnor,’ who may or may not have been properly
> informed and who may or may not have been serious, wrote”:
> https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Skagit_County,
> _Washington&diff=prev&oldid=15981813 <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/
> index.php?title=Skagit_County,_Washington&diff=prev&oldid=15981813>
>
> Tradnor, I would guess, was from Washington given the edit history (from
> Feb to Nov 2005) https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:
> Contributions/Tradnor&offset=&limit=500&target=Tradnor <
> https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:
> Contributions/Tradnor&offset=&limit=500&target=Tradnor> but that alone
> would not make an authority.
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