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From: Ann Avery Hunter <>
Subject: Re: [VAHENRIC] Name of County
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 15:50:37 -0500


Compurose wrote:

> For some of us who are not quite sure, would someone phonetically "pronounce"
> the name of this county. Thanks.
>

Radio and TV announcers and people under 45-50 now say "Hen-rike-o", with
the "i" long. I grew up in Richmond/Henrico, as did both my parents and
my grandparents ad infinitum, and it was never called anything but
"Hen-wreck-o" until the media took over.

Ann
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