THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Saturday, October 14, 1995 TAG: 9510140024
SECTION: FRONT PAGE: A12 EDITION: FINAL
TYPE: Letter
LENGTH: Short : 22 lines
Born in Norfolk and raised in Portsmouth, I cringe when I hear one of the TV and radio announcers mispronounce the names of the two oldest cities in South Hampton Roads. Please, no more Nor-FICK and Ports-SMITH!
If they want to pronounce them as the natives do, its NAW-fuk and PORTS-muth. Otherwise they can pronounce them just as they are spelled, like the Yankees do.
JOHN CAMPBELL
Virginia Beach, Oct. 11, 1995 by CNB