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Re: Pronunciation of Station Names

On 24 Jan 98 19:27:02 GMT, Peter Parker <parkerp@pcug.org.au> took
time out from wrapping gaffer tape around gerbils and wrote:
  
> >> How about Lalor?
> >> 
> >> Is it "Lay-lor" or "Law-la"?
> > 
> >The former.
> >
> 
> However Barry Jones, who is the Honourable Member for Lalor, uses the 
> latter pronunciation.  I've heard him say that he is one of the few 
> people who pronounces it correctly. 
> 
> Is the Lalor that we are talking about the same Lalor that is in Barry 
> Jones' electorate?
 
I pronounce it "Lay-Lor" after the Sydney suburb, Lalor Park.  It
could well be another case of different pronunciations in Victoria.
Look at the way the word CASTLE is pronounced in NSW and Vic.

Catchya


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