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The pronunciation of "Fear Cay"
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Mr C
2010-10-27 02:45:19 UTC
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In the Adventures of Doc Savage CD set- "Fear Cay" is pronounced as
"Fear Key"

Where does that pronunciation come from ?
Ted Nolan <tednolan>
2010-10-27 02:51:30 UTC
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Post by Mr C
In the Adventures of Doc Savage CD set- "Fear Cay" is pronounced as
"Fear Key"
Where does that pronunciation come from ?
The dictionary?

We spell the most famous ones differently though: The Florida Keys

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T Guy
2010-10-31 14:01:57 UTC
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Post by Ted Nolan <tednolan>
Post by Mr C
In the Adventures of Doc Savage CD set- "Fear Cay" is pronounced as
"Fear Key"
Where does that pronunciation come from ?
The dictionary?
We spell the most famous ones differently though: The Florida Keys
I suspect it's related to the word 'quay,' pronounced 'key.'
T Guy
2010-10-31 14:05:23 UTC
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Post by T Guy
I suspect it's related to the word 'quay,' pronounced 'key.'
A quick Google brings up:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080215182351AARzJTH

which 'explains' it.

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