Pronouncing Ruggles

[Penny Padgett]

Hi all,

Peter Petto writes:

>My local noncommercial radio station has been running short promotional ads
>for Mason & Dixon recently, during which I notice that the announcer
>pronounces the name Thomas pin-CHOWN. I have always pronounced the name
>Thomas PINCH-en.

I can recall looking up the name in NBC's pronunciation guide, which is
somewhat authoritative, and they had it as PINCH-en.  

Penny