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Friday, March 7th, 2008
Stacked Crooked
Today in the New York Times: an article and slideshow on the athenaeums - private libraries - of New England, complete with pronunciation guide for the local dialect:
(A note to those who visit: While “athenaeum” is commonly pronounced ath-eh-NEE-um, in New England ath-eh-NAY-um is acceptable.)”
Last semester I had occasion to visit the Salem Athenaeum during […]
