On Jul 6, 2:37*am, sf > wrote:

> I have no problem calling it a cheese steak, it has cheese - so it's
> not a misnomer.



I have no problem calling it anything. Typically I call them
steak sandwiches. I rarely called them cheese steaks. But if that's
what someone calls them, they'll get no argument from me. When in
Rome, do as the Romans do. I'll give an example.

I have driven a cab in this town for 16 years. I'm in W-S, NC.
It's in Forsyth County. When I first got here I pronounced it For-
syth County, like John Forsyth the actor. But around here they
pronounce it with the emphasis slightly on the 'syth' part, but only
slightly.

Because I live in Forsyth County I was often dispatched to places
with that name - Forsyth Library, Forsyth Hospital, or whatever - so
that in time, after hearing it over and over I began to pronounce it
that way too, without thinking about it. On the other hand, there is
a street here called Buena Vista St that leads to a small residential
area also called Buena Vista. I'm sure you know how Buena is
pronounced. Having lived in L.A. for 23 I know I do. But around here
they pronounce it Buehna (sp?), where it sounds like it could rhyme
with the name Buelha (again sp?), like Buelha Bondi the dead actress.

But my point is that I never challenged these words or went out of
my way to fight them. It's just that I got used to saying Forsyth
their way faster because I heard it all the time. It took me a while
before I started saying Buena their way because there is only one
Buena Vista St or section in this town, and cabs are not sent there
often. So I'm saying I can adjust. I know there's a wrong way and a
right way, but it doesn't have to remain the same across the board.

TJ