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2012/06/30 - 4:35am

I submit that the person whose parents grew up in Illinois had parents from New England.

I've lived here 25 years, and a percentage of the locals use this pronunciation. Perhaps it is related to the strong French element here.

Allan Berggren

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2012/07/04 - 7:17am

A lot of people from that part of the company warsh their faces with warshcloths, too. Although I think that's northern Illinois, and even more common in Wisconsin. And I've heard others say Michigan, too, though I've never lived there.

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