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Given the pronunciation of the above letters, the places turn out to be the following: | Given the pronunciation of the above letters, the places turn out to be the following: | ||
Skärstad, Jönköping, South Småland, Sweden. The "Skär-" would be pronounced as ''Shear- ''The''-sta ''is''"stad" ''with a very soft | Skärstad, Jönköping, South Småland, Sweden. The "Skär-" would be pronounced as ''Shear- ''The''-sta ''is''"stad" ''with a very soft and/or dropped off "d." Roll that around on your tongue, and you can easily see how the family and/or the American record keeper heard what they did. | ||
The ''"-kö-" ''in "Jönköping is pronounced with a "ssho" sound. Again, rolling that around on the tongue easily comes up with the family spelling. | The ''"-kö-" ''in "Jönköping is pronounced with a "ssho" sound. Again, rolling that around on the tongue easily comes up with the family spelling. | ||