<<On Tue, 14 Oct 2003 12:23:29 -0400 (EDT), Peter Murray <pete@partnercomm.com> said: > What is wrong with pronouncing a locality name the way the locals > pronounce it? If this were a universal practice, I would have no problem with it. The fact that it is directed selectively to favor certain places and not others is what I find objectionable. -GAWollman