Yep, silent s at the end of Illinois.. All though a lot of people on hunting shows tend to pronounce the s for some reason... Drives me a bit nuts but I am getting over it slowly but surely...Now, pronounce Oregon "Oregone" in front of my buddy from Pendleton and I think I saw steam actually pour out his ears.. Man, did that tick him off....  Nothing like getting people from different parts of the country, especialy urban centers where the accents get real heavy, and put them in a room.. Lots of miscomunicating going on..

I got a call from someone from Saskatchewan the other year... Guessing the area code up there is something darn close to 309 as that is ours.. They were convinced they were calling someone up there and wanted to know if it was snowing.