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Re: [DL] You say Whateley, I say Whateley...wait...
Strangely, I've been pronouncing it What-el-ee...
...but, I live in California. We kinda talk funny...at least, those of us
in the valley.
Dane
>Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 00:29:31 -0400
>From: johngoff@cavtel.net
>Subject: [DL] You say Whateley, I say Whateley...wait...
>
>Largely depends upon whom you talk to. The AEG guys pretty much to a man
>pronounced it Watt-lee.
>
>Personally, that made my teeth itch.
>
>I've always been a Wait-lee man myself--as has every instance I've
>encountered a spoken pronunciation of the name.
>
>Like at last year's annual Innsmouth Beachside Barbeque.
>
>John