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LOCAL PRONUNCIATION OF A CITY NAME

SOME RESIDENTS OF THE DETROIT AREA, USUALLY THOSE OVER 40 YEARS OF
AGE, PRONOUNCE THE NAME OF THE CITY OF DEARBORN AS THOUGH IT
WERE SPELLED "DEARBURN."

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: SPEECH -- Phonology Phonetics

Date learned: UNKNOWN

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