Pronunciation Difficulties

I went to Connecticut for the first time at the beginning of 1965. I went with Alo to visit an aunt of hers. During the conversation, her aunt said to me, "Young man, how is it that you have been here in the States for about a year and still you do not know how to pronounce Connecticut? Instead of saying 'Con-NET-i-cut', you are saying 'Con-NECT-i-cut'." This criticism of hers offended Alo.

Even now, to my amazement, some of my Indian friends who live in Connecticut say 'Con-NECT-i-cut'. Believe it or not, the father of an Ashram friend of mine stayed in Connecticut for almost a year. When I met him in the Ashram after he had returned, he pronounced it 'Con-NECT-i-cut'. Since he and his son are close friends of mine, I said to him, "Luckily you did not have anybody to embarrass you. When I went to Connecticut for the first time, an old lady corrected me."

From:Sri Chinmoy,The Canvas of Time, Madal Bal, Czech Republic, 2019
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