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Re: pronounciation of Jacoby
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I would disagree with that pronunciation - in Perth there was a famous Jacoby family who have had a number of things named after them, and those all seem to be pronounced JAK-oh-bee

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I've heard both.I think it may be a regional thing. In DC, I'll hear jac-o-bee (Don't ask me to do the accents, I can never do that) more often that not. In the midwest, I hear jah-ko-bee.
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This message was edited 8/6/2006, 8:26 AM

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I always thought it was JAK-oh-bee, too...~Lully Lulla~
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