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Re: Conesus Lake pronunciation
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Bonnie Glickman <[log in to unmask]>
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A LISTSERV list for discussions pertaining to New York State history." <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 2 May 2000 23:36:46 -0700
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[log in to unmask] wrote:
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> I grew up in the area too and pronounced it Kah-nee-shus as well.  I had
> never heard it pronounced differently.  Of course, I grew up in Almond but no
> one would pronounce like the nut.
>
> Kelly Taft Krause

Ok, I'll "bite" - How do you pronounce Almond, the town???
(I'd say AHL-mund  or AL-mund for the nut...)

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