[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Octopus, octopi, octoporum ... Illinois

[Doreen]

And how do you pronounce "Illinois"..? 

--Amanda (little innocent grin) 

Now you are stepping into my territory. Having lived most of my life in Illinois, anyone from there will tell you that it is pronounced, "ILL - IN - OY"  One easy way to spot the furiners.

Now that I live in Iowa, I find the same problem with people saying, "Des Moines." 

To make matters worse, Iowa has a town called, "Tripoli" which, for some odd reason, they pronounce as, "trip - OH - lah"  and they pronounce the Iowa college of "Buena Vista" as "BUNA VISTAH" (with a long U)  We don't even want to get into the jewelry/nuclear discussion.

Doreen, who cringes often in Iowa
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