Pronouncing Georgia Town Names...

December 16, 2018, 08:52 PM

Lots of interesting town pronunciations all over this country. "Cairo" is KAY-row in Illinois, too. We have an "It'lee" (Italy) in Texas (just south of Dallas), and a PAL-ess-teen (Palestine). In Missouri, Versailles is ver-SALES.

flashguy

December 16, 2018, 09:06 PM

mark_a

quote:
Originally posted by Oz_Shadow:
Santa Fe is fEE in TN.

Yup, if you pronounce it incorrectly they look at you cross eyed and say: yaint from round here is ya boy...

Of course, it is in Maury County (pronounced Murray) so what do you expect?

Speaking of Ooltewah, somewhere around 1981 Prez Reagan stopped by to give one of the local schools an award: pronounced it EwlTEEwah.

It was funny to the locals. I didn't care as I got to see AF 1 and the first guy I got to vote for.

December 16, 2018, 09:12 PM

rduckwor

quote:
Originally posted by .38supersig:
quote:
Originally posted by detroit192:
Pecan?

Pecans are edible and grow on trees.

Peecans can be found in hospital beds.

"Pa con" where I come from. "Ba con" out along the red dirt roads

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December 17, 2018, 05:12 AM

tacfoley

Just as well that none of you live in Wales, then.

My late Aunt Blodwen lived in Tanybwlch, not far from Rhosllanerchrugog, and on the way to her kids in Llanfihaengel-ym-Mochnant by way of Caerestyn.

December 17, 2018, 06:27 AM

Dakor

Thank goodness here in PA we keep it simple and classy with our town names such as Intercourse, Blue Ball and Bird-In-Hand.

December 17, 2018, 06:29 AM

arfmel

In central Texas we have Boerne (Bernie) and Leaky (Lake-ee)

December 17, 2018, 06:54 AM

Shaql

I get into it with my kids. I tell them, it's not Count Dra-CU-la, it's Drac-u-la.

My son's response: Yea, well, we're not in Trans-al-va-NE-A.

December 17, 2018, 07:01 AM

TigerDore

quote:
Originally posted by detroit192:
Pecan?

pa-KAHN

.

December 17, 2018, 07:29 AM

fpuhan

The Old Dominion (Virginia) is not without its pronunciation issues.

Norfolk = NAWfuk
Suffolk = Suffuk
Staunton = Stanton

and my favorite

Buena Vista = Byoona Vista

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December 17, 2018, 08:51 AM

houndawg

quote:
Originally posted by TigerDore:
quote:
Originally posted by detroit192:
Pecan?

pa-KAHN

.

PeeCan

December 17, 2018, 09:01 AM

rsbolo

quote:
Originally posted by tacfoley:
Just as well that none of you live in Wales, then.

My late Aunt Blodwen lived in Tanybwlch, not far from Rhosllanerchrugog, and on the way to her kids in Llanfihaengel-ym-Mochnant by way of Caerestyn.

Tac wins this hand!

December 17, 2018, 09:31 AM

.38supersig

There is a parts wholesale distributor based in Lickinghole, Mass.

I don't pronounce that other state as Illinoissssssss.

December 17, 2018, 09:46 AM

Perception

quote:
Originally posted by mark_a:
quote:
Originally posted by Oz_Shadow:
Santa Fe is fEE in TN.

Yup, if you pronounce it incorrectly they look at you cross eyed and say: yaint from round here is ya boy...

Of course, it is in Maury County (pronounced Murray) so what do you expect?

Speaking of Ooltewah, somewhere around 1981 Prez Reagan stopped by to give one of the local schools an award: pronounced it EwlTEEwah.

It was funny to the locals. I didn't care as I got to see AF 1 and the first guy I got to vote for.

Right next the Santa Fe we have Theeta (Theta) as well. Nice area, but it's about as country as you can get.

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December 17, 2018, 10:20 AM

Floyd D. Barber

quote:
Originally posted by Bisleyblackhawk:
Yep...sounds right to me ...
Here we have Ooltewah...produced Ooh-TA-wa

We also have Maryville(Murvull)

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December 17, 2018, 10:21 AM

Johnny 3eagles

And then, there's Dekalb county in Georgia.

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December 17, 2018, 12:48 PM

flashguy

quote:
Originally posted by tacfoley:
Just as well that none of you live in Wales, then.

My late Aunt Blodwen lived in Tanybwlch, not far from Rhosllanerchrugog, and on the way to her kids in Llanfihaengel-ym-Mochnant by way of Caerestyn.

tac, I've been to Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch and sang in a concert in Llandudno (which I did learn to pronounce--the double L is tough, though).

flashguy

December 17, 2018, 01:00 PM

Arty

They included Cairo, but left out Vienna. And they left out Buena Vista. (Hint, it's not pronounced like the Spanish words.)

December 17, 2018, 01:15 PM

tacfoley

quote:
Originally posted by flashguy:
quote:
Originally posted by tacfoley:
Just as well that none of you live in Wales, then.

My late Aunt Blodwen lived in Tanybwlch, not far from Rhosllanerchrugog, and on the way to her kids in Llanfihaengel-ym-Mochnant by way of Caerestyn.
tac, I've been to Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch and sang in a concert in Llandudno (which I did learn to pronounce--the double L is tough, though).

flashguy

Yr wyf yn cael pob anogaeth i ddarllen nad oes rhywun yma sydd wedi mynd i'r drafferth i ddysgu rhywfaint o Gymraeg! Da iawn, y dyn!

December 17, 2018, 01:26 PM

YellowJacket

Cairo (KAY-row)
Houston County (HOUSE-tun)
Vienna (vy-EN-uh)
Hoschton (HOOSH-tun)
Armuchee (ar-MURCH-ee)
McDonough (mick-DUN-nah)
Albany (all-BEN-nee)
Taliaferro (TOLL-iv-er)

And most people I know do pronounce Lithonia as LYE-thone-ya

December 17, 2018, 01:45 PM

flashguy

quote:
Originally posted by tacfoley:
quote:
Originally posted by flashguy:
quote:
Originally posted by tacfoley:
Just as well that none of you live in Wales, then.

My late Aunt Blodwen lived in Tanybwlch, not far from Rhosllanerchrugog, and on the way to her kids in Llanfihaengel-ym-Mochnant by way of Caerestyn.
tac, I've been to Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch and sang in a concert in Llandudno (which I did learn to pronounce--the double L is tough, though).

flashguy

Yr wyf yn cael pob anogaeth i ddarllen nad oes rhywun yma sydd wedi mynd i'r drafferth i ddysgu rhywfaint o Gymraeg! Da iawn, y dyn!

I didn't actually learn the language, tac, just some pronunciation rules. Sorry. (I used an on-line translator for what you wrote--a good one, it appears.)