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09-18-2008, 11:38 AM
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Location: Skaneateles
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Greenwich = Gren-itch (or even Gren-idge)
Jo (who lives in Skaneateles ("Skinny-atlas)
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04-13-2009, 01:52 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Brooklyn
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Stratford, Ct. Resident
The funniest one is seeing people try to pronounce Noroton.  |
Say... how DO you pronounce Noroton?  |
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04-13-2009, 08:16 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Connecticut
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Minus
Say... how DO you pronounce Noroton? |
Nor - row (like row the boat) - ton (like the weight) |
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04-13-2009, 08:37 AM
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How about Norfolk? The locals pronounce it Nor fork.
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04-13-2009, 05:21 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Connecticut
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Southington is pronounced Suth-ing-ton, tha is the correct way.
southington definition | Dictionary.com
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04-13-2009, 05:32 PM
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SCR
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Join Date: Apr 2008
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Quote:
Originally Posted by UnschoolerinCT
How about Norfolk? The locals pronounce it Nor fork.
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That's not how Brad Field on Ch.30 pronounces it. The forum word checker won't let me post his pronunciation.  |
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04-14-2009, 08:23 AM
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Location: Middlesex
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"ord= erd/urd"
so true - Hartferd, Waterferd, Guilferd, etc..
i was wondering about Goshen myself.. is it GOSH-en or GO-shen?
i've heard Groton (short o) pronounced GROW-ton (long o).
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04-14-2009, 08:34 AM
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Ad astra per alia porci.
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Moon Over Palmettos
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A friend who's local to Waterbury told me that locals pronounce it as
WOO-ter-bur-ee...
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04-14-2009, 08:47 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Slipperman
"ord= erd/urd"
so true - Hartferd, Waterferd, Guilferd, etc..
i was wondering about Goshen myself.. is it GOSH-en or GO-shen?
i've heard Groton (short o) pronounced GROW-ton (long o).
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GO-shen and Grah-ton (I believe). |
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04-14-2009, 10:00 AM
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Join Date: May 2008
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Stratford, Ct. Resident
That's not how Brad Field on Ch.30 pronounces it. The forum word checker won't let me post his pronunciation. |
ROFL....
Norfolk
yup most say Norf uk |
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