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Joe Fineman - 18 Jan 2009 01:10 GMT

It seems from the Washington Post that that is the word for residents
of Savannah, GA. Can one of them tell me how to pronounce it?

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Lew - 18 Jan 2009 02:13 GMT

> It seems from the Washington Post that that ["Savannahian"] is the word for residents
> of Savannah, GA. Can one of them tell me how to pronounce it?

s@-'vann-ee-@n

IPA: səˈvæniən

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Lew - 18 Jan 2009 02:17 GMT

>> It seems from the Washington Post that that ["Savannahian"] is the
>> word for residents
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> IPA: səˈvæniən

Alternately,

s@-'vann-@n
səˈvænən

Apparently the latter is used by the denizens thereof. The former would be
used in other parts of the US, e.g., the Northeast.

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R H Draney - 18 Jan 2009 02:59 GMT

Lew filted:

>>> It seems from the Washington Post that that ["Savannahian"] is the
>>> word for residents
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>Apparently the latter is used by the denizens thereof. The former would be
>used in other parts of the US, e.g., the Northeast.

What do you call someone from Utah?...or from Arkansas?...(and yes,
pronunciation guides should accompany the answers)....r

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Egbert White - 18 Jan 2009 15:58 GMT

>What do you call someone from Utah?

Utopian (you TOE pee @n).

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jerry_friedman@yahoo.com - 18 Jan 2009 22:12 GMT

> Lew filted:
>
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> What do you call someone from Utah?...

Utahn (/'ju,tAn/ or /'ju,tOn/) is the only one I know.

> or from Arkansas?...

Arkansan.

> (and yes,
> pronunciation guides should accompany the answers)....r

Uh... The NSOED, M-W, and AHD all say /ar'k&nz@n/ (mutatis mutandis).

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Joe Fineman - 19 Jan 2009 00:28 GMT

> Arkansan.
>
>> (and yes, pronunciation guides should accompany the answers)....r
>
> Uh... The NSOED, M-W, and AHD all say /ar'k&nz@n/ (mutatis
> mutandis).

However, "Arkansawyer" (/'ark@nsOj_r/ or the like) occurs in some
dialects, or at least used to.

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jerry_friedman@yahoo.com - 19 Jan 2009 01:20 GMT

> "jerry_fried...@yahoo.com" <jerry_fried...@yahoo.com> writes:
> > Arkansan.
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> However, "Arkansawyer" (/'ark@nsOj_r/ or the like) occurs in some
> dialects, or at least used to.

Didn't know that.

The first vowel in my transcription of "Arkansan" should have been /
A/. Oops.

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