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Thread #124681   Message #2756900
Posted By: Ebbie
31-Oct-09 - 04:17 PM
Thread Name: BS: American English usages taking over Brit
Subject: RE: BS: American English usages taking over Brit
Bettynh - in Staunton, Virginia, we used to say the same thing. Anyone who pronounced it 'STAUNTon' as in 'daunt' instead of the correct 'STANTon', as in 'ant', hadn't been there long.