At 09:33 PM 2/14/2008, Cynthia Baird wrote: >Since we were on the subject of geographical pronunciations, would >anyone like to take on the pronunciation of "ornery"? I am from the >southern Midwest and always heard the word pronounced as or-nry. My >husband is from the South and hates my pronunciation--he says ah-nry. . . . DD: I am from the South, too. Aged decayed Southron (sic) Gentry. I say or-nry. The more correct way appears to be, awr-nuh-ree, but that's then Damn Yankees for you. To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/