"James Silverton" <not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not> wrote in message
...
> kilikini wrote on Tue, 13 Mar 2007 08:30:08 -0500:
>
> k> Jessica V. wrote:
>
> k> This is going to sound like a silly question, but I have a
> k> friend from Maine and she pronounces these gems as
> k> Scahllops. Like an AH sound. Is that how all Mainer's
> k> pronounce them? I've always pronounced them as Scallops,
> k> like the letter "a" in at. Is it regional or statewide?
>
> That sounds rather Maine but why worry? Regional differences are
> fascinating. Do you know what are the arsters they catch in the Chesapeake
> Bay (or maybe used to :-) ?
>

I say scahlops. I also say scahmpi. Because that is how it is said
in Italian. I am from Maryland.



--
Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com