I think the first syllable, emphasized, sounds like that blue thing that often has clouds in it, the second syllable rhymes with “blur” and the last syllable is much as one would expect.
At least according to Wikipedia, The Earl of Sandwich didn’t invent the concept of putting meat between two pieces of bread. That meal existed in the 16th and 17th century; before becoming known as a “sandwich” people called it a “bread and meat” or “bread and cheese”. Lord Sandwich did invent a certain kind of roast beef sandwich which became popular in London, which is how his name became attached to all bread-with-filling dishes.
Did he invent it himself, or was it his cook? I can hardly believe that male British aristocrats of that time made their own dinner.
Well, according to the linked Wikipedia article, he frequently ordered his valet to bring them to him. I’m assuming he “invented” it by telling his servants to make it for him, not by actually cooking it himself.
In Ripley’s Believe it or Not, Jack Palace recreated it as the aristocrat becoming hungry while playing cards, then he told his servant to prepare the regular bread with roast beef, but with the fancy ingredients and continue playing.
And the rest is a misunderstanding of History. He did not invent it, but I think it was the gall of a card player not doing “the civilized thing” and go to the table to eat like a proper gentleman that made it a noticeable thing.
I always thought the ‘Sandwich invented sandwiches’ story to be largely a myth - he may have popularized the concept to English peoples, but the idea that it wasn’t until the 18th century before someone had the idea of putting a slab of meat between two pieces of bread is, pardon the pun, hard to swallow.
But let’s not forget that to make a sandwich you first have to invented sliced bread, which is, as we all know, the best thing ever since all subsequent inventions are compared to it.
The part that’s really hard to understand is why you needed sliced bread if sandwiches hadn’t been invented yet.
I wonder how they worked glass that resulted in variations in thickness?
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. New York state has an incredible smattering of Dutch, English, Tribal, and biblical names – and Schenectady.
No wonder feeble leader refers to Seattle as a shithole town!
Wild applause. I see it growing into a hit musical the scale of “Hamilton”. 
The existence of “Hamilton” (the musical) is a big clue to the pronunciation.
The battle was in Saratoga County, though.
However, the Battle of Bennington took place in Hoosic Falls, NY. Bennington was the objective of the British troops – there was an armory there. The monument in Bennington marks the location of the armory, not where the battle was fault as most believe.
BTW, the Bennington battlefield is very impressive. The British troops were camping at the top of a hill and could see and Continental troops approaching. But they neglected to guard the woods behind them, and were attacked from there. It’s a very small battlefield, with only a couple of signs, but the British probably thought they couldn’t be attacked.
I live in Schenectady, so have no problem pronouncing “Schuylerville.”
But it was Saratoga county.. Many battles back then were not named for their precise location- sometimes there is something more prominent, or in the case of Bunker Hill, the old period maps i have found dont even list Breeds hill, so sometimes that location is just not common knowledge.
While we’re on the subject, the gunfight at the O.K. Corral actually happened in a vacant lot in Fremont Street, close to, but not in, the O.K. Corral.
Schenectady is an Iroquois word meaning “beyond the pine barrens.”
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I recall reading the foreword of a book by Barry Longyear in which he described his response to fans who asked him where he got his ideas. He would tell them that he would put a check into an envelope and mail it to a certain PO box and a few weeks later he would receive a letter containing a story idea. And where was this PO box? The title of book was It Came From Schenectady.
(which is, sort of, another historical month debunked)
I think mainly Crown glass.
Was General Percival in charge?
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