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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A couple of years ago I took DC to visit a school in a suburb in Massachusetts.  We got lost so I asked a police officer for directions.  He said ".......then you go down to the "yad" and turn right.  I thanked him but was thinking what the hell is a 'yad' and assumed it was a street.  Stopping again to get directions, another individual said ".....go down to the YARD and make a right."

Some is mispronunciation.  Other IS dialect.  Would you crucify the police officer for mispronunication or credit it to dialect? [/quote]

It is association.  When people in DC hear "Hahvahd Yahd" they are likely to think of JFK.  When they hear "axe" they may think of Marion Barry.[/quote]

And you're making quite an assumption that people today associate "Hahvahd Yahd" with JFK.  Unless you're around 55-60 years or a serious student of history or linguistics, many don't known the linguistic association.  I will put that to the test later today when I talk to my 17-year old who wants to minor in history, major in CS.[/quote]

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