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07-13-2008, 03:05 PM
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ma'am? do you mind if I work on my pick-up line?
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: still in exile......
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LovinDecatur
In TX, it's "Hew-ston"
In GA, it's "House-ton"
Taliaferro County, GA is pronounced "Tolliver"
Senoia, GA is pronounced "Senoy"
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wow, whenever I went there I prounced it Se-noya  . Some people pronounce Newnan as "NEW-NAHN" when it's actually "Nu-nen" |
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07-13-2008, 05:44 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Decatur and St Simons Island, GA
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Also, Darien, Ct is "Da-ree-ENNE".
Darien, GA is "DAY-ree-en".
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07-13-2008, 06:12 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Intermountain West
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Originally Posted by elgusano
There is a laFAYette GA (long "a", accent on the second syllable) and a LAfayette TN (soft "a", accent on the first syllable), both spelled the same.
Up here, we have a lot of Eskimo and Russian names, so it's always interesting to hear tourists with Kenai (kee nigh), Ninilchik, Nikolaevsk, Kasiloff, Razdolnah, Vosnesenka, Kachemak Selo, Denali (even locals can't agree on this one!), Tok, Nenana, Tanana, Nanwalek...
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In Colorado, Lafayette is pronounced La fee ETTE (accent on last syllable). Also, it's LEWIS-ville, not LOUIE-ville, for Louisville. |
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07-13-2008, 06:17 PM
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It's Missoreee if you live in the Northern half
It's Missoruh if you live in the Southern half
Both officially correct, too weird
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