How to properly pronounce towns in New Jersey (Edison, Toms River: park, county)

[tahiti]

Originally Posted by lammius

Guttenberg:

Goot-en-burg

or

Gut-en-burg

??

the 2nd

[wileynj]

Lopatcong = low pat kong
Pohatcong = Po Hat kong

[lammius]

wow I never heard of those places. how many 'cong towns are there in Jersey?? those plus netcong, hopatcong (lake)...

[solibs]

I used to live off of Evesham Rd. in Voorhees. It's pronounced EVE sham. If you're ever in Evesham Township you don't ever have to worry about using that name because it's called Marlton . . . or Marlt'n.

Gloucester City, Township or County . . . it's all GLOH ster.

In Delaware people pronounce it new-ARK. I've always pronounced the city in NJ as NEW-erk. Older people in my family say Nork but that's b/c they're from JC.

Manasquan is MAN uh skwan. I heard some guy on the news say "muh NAS kwin". I recently heard a Philly newscaster recently say "manna LAP in" instead of muh NAL a pin.

No self respecting New Jerseyan says "TREN-ton". That's just ridiculous.

WHen i lived in NC I used to get made fun of for saying AHR inge. I still make fun of my friends down there for pronouncing Mary, merry and marry exactly the same. And for pronouncing "cherry" like "chairy" stuff drives me nuts.

[lammius]

Originally Posted by solibs

And for pronouncing "cherry" like "chairy" stuff drives me nuts.

That drives me nuts too. When I hear it, I can't help thinking of this guy...

[Doorway]

I can't thank all of "yous guys" enough for the warm fuzzies I got from reading every word of this entire thread. I lived in "nork" till I was 13 then moved across the river to Kar-nee. I've since lived in Maryland then most recently moved to North Carolina. I go to Jersey for a few weeks each summer to visit my brother and was just in "nork" and Kearny to bury my dad. Since then, I've been lurking on this site and have had the fondest memories of Jersey. This thread has just had me laughing out loud. Thanks, again and I hope you dont mind if I check in every once and a while.
IMHO, it's:
Pis cat a way
Bell vil
See caw cus
Ho pat cong
Pis ache
Car nee
Noth Awlington
Lin hurst
Rutha ferd
Wee hawkin
Cliff tin
And for what it's wirth () I've been to tree thousand restraunts and Dickee Dee's and Rutts Hut still rule!!!!

[SeaGirtBeachBum]

Manasquan
Correct Way: Man iss squon
Wrong Way: Man Ass quan

Marlboro:
Correct Way: Marlboro
Wrong Way: Marboro

Manahawkin:
Correct Way: Man uh Hawkin
Wrong Way: Mana Hawkn

Sea Isle
Correct Way: Sea i all
Wrong Way: Sea Izzal

Ewing:
Correct Way: You ing
Wrong Way: Eww ing

Yeah, I heard some pretty stupid pronunciations of the above towns.

[brokenboba]

Boon-ton (Boo-ton) was already mentioned. I think another way is saying it:

BOO-en... (stress on the Boo)

[dsmgvr4]

Originally Posted by nj2nc-2005

How about Piscataway? I think I remember John Gambling on WOR 710AM saying it like Pis-kuh-TAH-way. We Jersey folks know it is supposed to sound like Pis-CAT-away. I guess that could easily get butchered if you were from another state.

Actually his pronunciation IS CORRECT as it is a name of a Native American Indian Chief. However in this day and age, everyone says it the way you say.

[rscalzo]

secaucus to me is seh cockus not SEA cockus

Incorrect...Sea (or SEE) cau - cus.

Not Sa - cau -cau as the new residents try. Or SA - co -co.