On Thu, 09 Oct 2003 06:59:22 -0400, Siobhan Perricone
wrote:

Lemme guess, you heard about it from someone of Sicilian decent? My
husband's Nana pronounces things like that all the time, and when we find
out how they're really spelled we're like "Wha?" She's pure Sicilian,
and I've heard (don't know) that Sicilian's pronounciations of things are
different than a lotta Italian.

Sounds similar to our Southern accent. When they want
something to write with, they ask for a "pin".