On 11/9/2010 6:42 PM, Duggy wrote:   
   > On Nov 10, 12:05 am, Kathryn Huxtable    
   > wrote:   
   >> It depends on the Missourian. My father pronounced it that way (he was   
   >> from Kansas City) but many don't. There's no rhyme or reason for it,   
   >> either. Ann Landers once tried to claim that there was a line across   
   >> the state and people on one side said Mizzurrah and the other side said   
   >> Mizzurree. Not so. It's mixed.   
   >    
   > It's possible that a "line" once existed (although the line can be   
   > country/city and other things as well) but these days with mobile   
   > populations and media it's harder to pin them down.   
      
   I was surprised to find that the accent dividing line between north and   
   south follows Rt. 40 (the old national Road) right through Columbus, OH.   
    Southern Ohioans pronounce the state's name Uh-Hi-Ah, while the   
   northern part of the state pronounces it Oh-Hi-Oh.   
      
   This has blurred over the years with the increased mobility of the   
   population.  Probably for the same reasons the "line" Duggy talked about   
   has faded.   
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