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10-16-2003, 08:58 AM
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wabiker,
You are absolutely correct. Any Brit today would pronounce St. John as "Sinjin". I guess what I really meant to say was that the pronunciation dates from many centuries ago while not being in common usage in standard American english. St. John-Smythe is an "old" English family name.
You are absolutely correct. Any Brit today would pronounce St. John as "Sinjin". I guess what I really meant to say was that the pronunciation dates from many centuries ago while not being in common usage in standard American english. St. John-Smythe is an "old" English family name.
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