>Noted recent messages re regional pronounciations of Prosoco. How about
>regional pronounciations of the acronym for State Historic Preservation
>Office/Officer? Here in Montana, we call it *SHIP-o* but I know someone
>in Georgia who calls it *shi-PO*. I have no idea which is the prevalent
>pronounciation.
I strongly suspect that while in Montana the term has two syllables, in
Georgia it has at least four.
Anne Lane
Curatorial Assistant
Museum of York County
4621 Mt. Gallant Road
Rock Hill, SC 29732-9905
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