Cathy sent in this sign she spotted while vacationing Stonington Maine:
It looks like that accent over the E was so heavy it just slipped and found a nesting place after the F.
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Cathy sent in this sign she spotted while vacationing Stonington Maine:
It looks like that accent over the E was so heavy it just slipped and found a nesting place after the F.
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– November 26, 2007
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Later, it occurred to me that it was a pronunciation key. Here in Maine you would say CAF’ ay, not caf AY’.
We wouldn’t want you to mistake Stonington for Paris.
Cathy in Maine
D’oh!