Change spelling to Mizzuruh (St. Louis, Poplar Bluff: moving, estates, stations)

[northbayeric]

Being born and raised in the St. Louis area myself, I've gotta doggedly stick with məˈzoŏrē as well.

Psssst....take a gander at my location info.... SF Mayor Gavin wants Arnold's job, so Cali-foreign-ya it most definitely is and shall remain!

[GraniteStater]

Originally Posted by northbayeric

Being born and raised in the St. Louis area myself, I've gotta doggedly stick with məˈzoŏrē as well.

Psssst....take a gander at my location info.... SF Mayor Gavin wants Arnold's job, so Cali-foreign-ya it most definitely is and shall remain!

Politics Mayor Gavin is just so tony though

[Silvermouse]

Originally Posted by Northwoods Voyager

Ha...I was born and raised in St. Louis along with many other family members, and believe it or not, not one of us has ever said 'warsh' nor 'farty-four'. Now that I live in a rural area I have heard these pronunciations a few times. Maybe it's a form of 'slang'. Good try!!!lol...

Really? That surprises me. All of the St. Louis people I know pronounce it that way. It doesn't bother me. I don't rag on people for the way they speak. How they act is more important to me.

[kshe95girl]

Originally Posted by Silvermouse

Really? That surprises me. All of the St. Louis people I know pronounce it that way. It doesn't bother me. I don't rag on people for the way they speak. How they act is more important to me.

My family never pronounces that way, either, nor do I, for that matter, so who knows?

[ozarksboy]

Originally Posted by Silvermouse

Really? That surprises me. All of the St. Louis people I know pronounce it that way. It doesn't bother me. I don't rag on people for the way they speak. How they act is more important to me.

All the St. Louisans I went to college with said "farty-far" and "farrest" for forest. Maybe the St. Louisans who deny these pronunciations just don't realize that's what they say because that's the way they grew up saying it and that's the way their families said it.

I can usually pick out St. Louisans who move to Rolla by listening to them talk for a bit. I can also usually tell the St. Louisans when I hear them talking at the gas station/convenience store. Of course, THEY don't have an accent. Only we hillbillies do.

[midwesterner guy]

Originally Posted by ozarksboy

All the St. Louisans I went to college with said "farty-far" and "farrest" for forest. Maybe the St. Louisans who deny these pronunciations just don't realize that's what they say because that's the way they grew up saying it and that's the way their families said it.

I can usually pick out St. Louisans who move to Rolla by listening to them talk for a bit. I can also usually tell the St. Louisans when I hear them talking at the gas station/convenience store. Of course, THEY don't have an accent. Only we hillbillies do.

Ha! How true. They are in denial!!

[Northwoods Voyager]

Think what you will, however I do know the difference between the number four and a fart!

[kshe95girl]

Originally Posted by midwesterner guy

Ha! How true. They are in denial!!

Hardly. Perhaps its a matter of what part of STL one grew up in, I dont know what part of the Lou Northwoods is from, I lived in Ladue.
On the other hand, some of my mamas people from Poplar Bluff say "warsh", and so forth, perhaps it may be 2nd generation transplants from the southern regions of Mo.
Anyway, they still dont say Missouruh.

[Northwoods Voyager]

Originally Posted by kshe95girl

Hardly. Perhaps its a matter of what part of STL one grew up in, I dont know what part of the Lou Northwoods is from, I lived in Ladue.
On the other hand, some of my mamas people from Poplar Bluff say "warsh", and so forth, perhaps it may be 2nd generation transplants from the southern regions of Mo.
Anyway, they still dont say Missouruh.

Hi Lady, my paternal family came from Kentucky and Tennessee, while my maternal family came from Germany and settled in Iowa prior to moving to St. Louis. My parents settled in the Central West End. I used to love to drive through Ladue and T & C and admire the beautiful estates.

[ozarksboy]

Originally Posted by kshe95girl

Hardly. Perhaps its a matter of what part of STL one grew up in, I dont know what part of the Lou Northwoods is from, I lived in Ladue.

Ladue? And you claim to be a hillbilly? Now, that's a good'n.