Timeline for Regional pronunciation of “calliope”?
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| Sep 11, 2018 at 22:03 | comment | added | Erin John Levins | @Gossar I agree this is a Shibboleth. In New Orleans, "calliope" is deliberately pronounced "cal -ee - ope" to weed out the non-natives. In the same way, "Chartres Street" is pronounced "char-TER" and "Carondolet" is pronounced with a hard "T" and Esplanade rhymes with Lemondade! | |
| Jan 22, 2018 at 9:33 | comment | added | RedSonja | @Gossar This is the first time in my life I saw someone use the word "shibboleth" in its original meaning. | |
| Jan 3, 2018 at 5:07 | comment | added | Gossar | It's not a mispronunciation, it's a shibboleth. | |
| Nov 7, 2013 at 15:34 | comment | added | choster | Thanks for your contribution. Could you edit your answer to cite or link to an external source for future reference? | |
| S Nov 7, 2013 at 14:51 | review | Late answers | |||
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| Nov 7, 2013 at 14:34 | history | answered | John Shepherd | CC BY-SA 3.0 |