Date:  Mon, 11 Mar 1996 03:53:43 -1000

From:  nroberts[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]HAWAII.EDU

Subject: Re: drouth etc.



"Drouth" is the pronunciation I learned in the North Woods of Maine as a

child. In school the teachers tried insuccessfully to get us to say

"drought" like folks from away. I also pronounce trough as "trouth."

(rhymes with wroth or Roth). Noah Webster's prescriptions didn't penetrate

very far into the back country. My relatives back still use "drouth," but

"trouth" has gone the way of the buggy whip holder and for the same reason.