Date: Wed, 4 Oct 1995 18:07:43 -0400

From: "Christopher R. Coolidge" ccoolidg[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MOOSE.UVM.EDU

Subject: Re: pronunciation note



On Tue, 3 Oct 1995, THOMAS CLARK wrote:



[snip]

I _think_ he's from the

Midwest, based on how he pronounces "Newark," but that's only an

inference. Has anyone else heard this pronunciation?

Vicki Rosenzweig



Is "Newark" pronounced there more like /nu WARK/, "new WORK", or

"NERK", or even "NEW ork"?

Thanks,

tlc



I have an ex-girlfriend from Newark, OH originally, and she pronounces it

"NERK."