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Tuesday, May 27, 2008

SPEAK LIKE A NATIVE NEW ENGLANDER 5

Scituate is a nearby town on the coast of Massachusetts with
some nice scenery and a name that gives newcomers pause.
As usual with many names around here, it's not said as it's
spelled.

It's not "Skit-u-ate"

The 'c' is a soft c, the `tu' becomes 'chew' and the 'ate' is
pronounced as 'it': "Sit-chew-it". But it's also often
pronounced as "Sit-chwit".

It's another one of those tricky New Englander situations!

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