[or-roots] Found him

[Judy White]

You thought it was in Idaho because it is. At least the lake is and part of
the river, some is also in WA.

Judy

On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 4:13 PM, Kith-n-Kin <Kith-n-Kin at cox.net> wrote:

> I'd have to ask, but I seem to remember pen'-doe-ray. Why did I think that
> it was in Idaho?  Hmmm. Back to the maps.  Anyone on here from 'round
> there?
>
> BTW, for years I pronounced Penelope as Pe-neh-lope. Heck, that's how it's
> spelled.
>
> Pat
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: or-roots-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us
> [mailto:or-roots-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Leslie
> Chapman
> Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 3:19 PM
> To: or-roots mail list
> Subject: Re: [or-roots] Found him
>
> Good job!
>
> I just got a wild hair and decided to find out how to pronounce "Pend
> Oreille" since on the face of it my pronouncing it just the way it's
> spelled
> I suspected was wrong. Wonder if I have ever said that out loud to some one
> who knew how to say it?? they probably wondered where I was talking about;
> Pawn deh raw with emfasisis on the raw is as close as I can get in print.
> Dalkena for those who were waiting with bated breath (bet some of you
> thought that was spelled baited didn't you?) is about 45 miles north -
> northe east of Spokane on a right ancle bend in the Pend Oreille River.
>
> I guess any language than can pronounce Worcester Wooster shouldn't suprise
> me that some thing that looks like two words with a total of at least four
> sylables would be pronounced as one word with three.
>
> Les
>
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