There are some places here in these United States where "sink" is pronounced "zink". Why? What's the history?

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Is this a simple mispronounciation or is it that sinks were made from zinc at one time?

2007-01-25 09:30:40 · 3 answers · asked by ink! 1 in Social Science ➔ Sociology

Mispronounciation. They didn't learn to speak the King's English.

2007-01-25 09:40:07 · answer #1 · answered by Blu 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

and they probably think mispronounce things too

2007-01-25 09:38:36 · answer #2 · answered by cherry 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

....A profound observation indeed!

2007-01-25 14:09:50 · answer #3 · answered by Kunta Kinte 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋