Date:  Wed, 12 Nov 1997 19:36:04 -0500
From:  "Dennis R. Preston" <preston[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]PILOT.MSU.EDU>
Subject: Re: Wednesday with a [d]

David,

Yes, around Louisville in the 40's and 50's we always pronouned the "d." We
said /wInzdi/. I never heard anybody say /wInzi/.

Yuk-yuk-yuk. Well, you have to be in a good mood when the snow flies in
Michigan.

DInIS (dreaming-of-them-cotton-fields-at-home) Preston

>Does anyone know if the "d" in "Wednesday" is routinely pronounced
>anywhere in the English speaking world?
>
>Thanks,
>
>--
>David Johns
>Waycross College
>Waycross, GA 31501

Dennis R. Preston
Department of Linguistics and Languages
Michigan State University
East Lansing MI 48824-1027 USA
preston[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]pilot.msu.edu
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