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Old 11-30-2010, 06:55 AM
 
Location: Cincinnati
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Do you say Ma-deer-uh or Ma-dare-uh ?

I had always heard the first but recently heard the second from a reputable source.
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Old 11-30-2010, 08:33 AM
 
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I laughed when I saw the title of this thread. It was an inside joke in the family how one of my aunts always insisted on calling it Muh-DEAR-ee-uh. As in, "Frankly, Muh-DEER, I don't give a damn."
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Old 11-30-2010, 08:54 AM
 
Location: Ohio
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Default wine?

What is the French pronunciation of the wine?
I've always called the city "muh-DEER-uh."
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Old 11-30-2010, 09:09 AM
 
Location: Cincinnati
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I've always called the city "muh-DEER-uh."
Same here. You got my vote!
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Old 11-30-2010, 10:12 AM
 
Location: Mason, OH
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First of all, both the island and the wine are Portuguese, in which the pronunciation is considerably different than in English. And British English and US differ in the pronunciation. I believe Mah-deer-uh comes the closest. Most people from Madeira, the city, are friendly folk and likely no two of them pronounce it the same. Now when it comes to Mary vs Mariemont that is different.
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Old 11-30-2010, 09:42 PM
 
Location: Cambridge, MA
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Sources of all degrees of reputability concur, it's "Ma-Deer-uh."
"Ma-deer-uh, m'dear," quoth Mrs Goyguy Sr.
Who would dare-uh to pronounce it differently?
The only right way to sound out a place name is to follow the natives' lead: Mee-LAH-no in Milan Italy, MY-lun in Milan Indiana; and so on.
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Old 12-01-2010, 04:55 AM
 
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My favorite, "vur-SALES," Kentucky.
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Old 12-01-2010, 11:19 AM
 
Location: Cincinnati
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My favorite, "vur-SALES," Kentucky.
How about gal-la-po-leece Ohio?
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Old 12-01-2010, 11:57 AM
 
Location: Philaburbia
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Bellefontaine (bell-fount-n -- and don't pronounce the T too clearly) is my favorite.
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Old 12-01-2010, 10:56 PM
 
Location: Cambridge, MA
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My favorite, "vur-SALES," Kentucky.
That's how they say it in Versailles, Indiana, too!
Kay-ro, Illinois, is one of my faves.
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