Re: Ireland vs. America pronouciation
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In reply to:
Ireland vs. America pronouciation
8/17/98
Deborah, I'm from Ohio and am delighted to say that members (including all far-reaching cousins) of my mother's (Margaret Mary Whelan) family have always pronounced it WEE-LIN.BTW, we also spell the word "pronunciation."Could that, too, be an unfortunate Americanism? :-) Just kidding.