Date:  Wed, 6 Dec 1995 14:11:20 CST

From:  Lisa Pogoff <POGOFFL[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MDH-ENVH.HEALTH.STATE.MN.US>

Subject: Re: name's the same



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>From:      Charles F Juengling <juen0001[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]GOLD.TC.UMN.EDU>

>Subject:    Re: name's the same

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>On Wed, 6 Dec 1995, Lisa Pogoff wrote:

>

>> Upon moving to MN, I was surprised to hear my co-workers pronounce

>> the male name "Don" and the female name "Dawn" exactly the same way.

>> Are they also pronounced the same in other parts of the country?

>>

>I am equally surprised when I hear people make a distinction between the

>two names. So, yes, there are other parts of the country where the names

>are pronounced the same. I'm an Oregonian, BTW.

>Fritz



BTW, I come from Chicago, and "Dawn" rhymes with "lawn" and "Don"

rhymes with "on." I assume those words aren't pronounced the same

way around the country.