The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #45842   Message #775392
Posted By: wysiwyg
02-Sep-02 - 01:51 AM
Thread Name: Lyr ADD: Old Richmond Prison (from Ralph Stanley)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Old Richmond Prison, Ralph Stanley
Hm, natives here proudly call our part of PA "Pennsyltucky." Local people pronounce things quite particularly here, especially about names, and often very unlike my Chicago-trained ears expect.

Nina is not Neenah, it's Nye-nah. Covington is not Cuh-vington, it's Cah-vington. But Lycoming County is not LYE-cumming, it's Ly-COE-ming. Bodine is not Buh-deen, but usually Boe-DYNE and sometimes BOE-dyne. The Youmans family are sometimes YOE-muns, and sometimes YEW-mans. Us, we're Hin-t'ns to farm folk and Hinn-tun to town folk.

~Miz Hint'n (or if you prefer, Mrs. Hinton)