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   Evelyn C. Leeper to Keith F. Lynch   
   Pronunciation   
   03 Oct 25 16:43:30   
   
   From: evelynchimelisleeper@gmail.com   
      
   On 10/3/25 3:56 PM, Keith F. Lynch wrote:   
   >   
   > Also, "Georgian" probably isn't the right term anyway, or at least   
   > we're not pronouncing it right, given that the first two Georges   
   > were German, hence would have pronounced their names as "Gay-org."   
      
   But the English people probably all pronounced it the way we do.   
      
   But let's not get started on English (British) pronunciation, e.g. "St.   
   John" is "sin-jin", and "Worchestershire" is "wus-ta-sheer".   
      
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