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marmar

(77,045 posts) Sun Sep 21, 2014, 08:23 PM Sep 2014

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The narrator in Terry Lynn Land's latest commercial pronounces Michigan .....

..... "Michi-can". One of my pet peeves. Drives me nuts.

She can't do anything right.

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The narrator in Terry Lynn Land's latest commercial pronounces Michigan ..... (Original Post) marmar Sep 2014 OP

That's the first time I've ever heard of Michigan being pronounced "Michi-can." Strange. Louisiana1976 Sep 2014 #1

I hear people say it that way quite a bit. marmar Sep 2014 #3

Perhaps an overdose of "cuteness"? Demeter Sep 2014 #2

Agreed! N/t N_E_1 for Tennis Sep 2014 #4

Louisiana1976

(3,962 posts)

1. That's the first time I've ever heard of Michigan being pronounced "Michi-can." Strange.

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Sun Sep 21, 2014, 09:01 PM

Sep 2014

marmar

(77,045 posts)

3. I hear people say it that way quite a bit.

Reply to Louisiana1976 (Reply #1)

Sun Sep 21, 2014, 09:37 PM

Sep 2014

Irks me.

Demeter

(85,373 posts)

2. Perhaps an overdose of "cuteness"?

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Sun Sep 21, 2014, 09:36 PM

Sep 2014

I hope we are spared any more of her public service....

N_E_1 for Tennis

(9,654 posts)

4. Agreed! N/t

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Mon Sep 22, 2014, 08:56 AM

Sep 2014

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