[OT] Pronunciation RE: Laserlight's FT Lite

1 posts ยท Feb 26 2004

From: Doug Evans <devans@n...>

Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 18:31:07 -0600

Subject: [OT] Pronunciation RE: Laserlight's FT Lite

Hey, it's not always the fault of us hicks.

There's a sign in Nebraska that says 'Welcome to Norfolk'. However, about half
the population currently sez North Fork. That was the original spelling as
well as pronunciation, but a bureaucrat in the US Postal Service changed the
name; that was possible once upon... Not that every edict from Washington goes
down well on the plains...

Oh, and next time you're travelling down the Mississippi River, ask the folks
of Cairo, MO, how to say their name. We've got one in NE, and is
KAY-row.

Strangely enough, my experience is that Norfolk, of the eastern US, though
I can't speak for the UK, is 'Nah-fuk'.

The_Beast