Date:  Fri, 10 Mar 1995 15:48:06 -0500

From:  Stewart Mason <masons[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]ZIAVMS.ENMU.EDU>

Subject: Re: suite /sut/



My parents consistently say "/sut/." Both were born in a

lower-middle-class section of San Angelo, Texas, in the 1930s, and both

have college degrees.



Having been raised in the suburbs of Boulder, Colorado, I have heard and

said "/swit/" for most of my life. However, here in eastern New Mexico and

west Texas, the only pronunciation of this word in any context (except, as

someone has pointed out, the musical) is "/sut/."



Stewart Allensworth Mason

Student Academic Services

Eastern New Mexico University



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