Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 August 1893 — How to Pronounce “Gerrymander.” [ARTICLE]

How to Pronounce “Gerrymander.”

In Massachusetts the initial has been always hard, “gerrymander,” but the English pronounce the word “jerrymander.” So do the Canadians, as a rule. The Century Dictionary gives the “g” hard, and allows no choice in the marter.