03-29-2004, 02:37 AM
Quick Google on "spokane pronunciation":
http://reference.allrefer.com/gazetteer/S/...89-spokane.html
http://www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary/Spokane
http://www.bartleby.com/61/76/S0657600.html
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/us/A0846324.html
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=spokane
Have yet to find a single counter-example.
One should always take care when seriously questioning the intelligence of fellow posters, especially on a language as inconsistent and complex as English.
http://reference.allrefer.com/gazetteer/S/...89-spokane.html
http://www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary/Spokane
http://www.bartleby.com/61/76/S0657600.html
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/us/A0846324.html
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=spokane
Have yet to find a single counter-example.
One should always take care when seriously questioning the intelligence of fellow posters, especially on a language as inconsistent and complex as English.