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Re: Jane Pronunciation

From: donley@milton.u.washington.edu (Erik Olson)
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 1991 14:49:18 -0800
Subject: Re: Jane Pronunciation
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am995@cleveland.Freenet.EDU (Chris Blouch) writes:


>I was playing a song by Jane Siberry on my radio show Monday when I 
>realized I wasn't exactly sure how to pronounce her last name.
>Is it SEEberry or SIberry (long I)?  I myself have said it both ways
>when people ask about her.  Nobody at the station knew for sure
>but then these are the same people who say the Innocent Mission
>(wince) instead of Innocence Mission.

I always thought it was "Siberry" (as in sibling).  And I think that's
how the NPR guy pronounced it on the first interview I heard.

   Erik
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Erik D. Olson					 donley@milton.u.washington.edu