wildbill@ucbvax.UUCP (William J. Laubenheimer) (04/13/84)
I think this pronunuciation, rather than being regional, is actually specific to construction workers. I remember reading a book written by someone who lost his office-type job and decided to become a construction worker. He noted the exact same pronounciation and was bemused by it. Bill Laubenheimer ----------------------------------------UC-Berkeley Computer Science ...Killjoy WAS here! ucbvax!wildbill