Subj : Patent shoes To : Mike Powell From : Dallas Hinton Date : Tue Nov 19 2019 21:51:14 Hi Mike -- on Nov 19 2019 at 19:01, you wrote: MP> Here in Kentucky, in relation to the leather shoes, I have heard it MP> pronounced "patton," like the WWII General. :) It otherwise seems to be MP> pronounced one of the two ways you have pointed out. Interesting -- are there other words which in Kentucky lose their ending "t" sound? Cheers... Dallas --- timEd/NT 1.30+ * Origin: The BandMaster, Vancouver, CANADA (1:153/7715) .