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Old 01-29-2009, 04:38 PM
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Default The Upstate NY Pronunciation Guide!
(This thread was inspired by my finding out in a thread below that Greenwich, NY is pronounced "Green-wich" and not "Grenich" like Greenwich, Connecticut...)

New to Upstate? Interested in moving here? Want to talk like a native? This thread is a compilation/discussion of NY place names and their proper pronunciation(s).

As more names/pronunciations get posted below, I will add them to this initial post, sorted by region.

Let's start with some basics...

Rochester area
Chili... (CHYE-lye)
Canandaigua... (cannon-DAY-gwa) or (canna-DAY-gwa)

Syracuse area
Skaneateles... (skinny-ATLAS) or less commonly (skanny-ATLAS)
Brewerton... (BRUR-'n) if you want to sound like a real native
Chittenango... (chit-NANG-go)

Albany area
Greenwich... (GREEN-wich)

North Country
Lowville... (LAOW-ville) rhymes with "ow"
Pulaski... (pull-ASK-eye)

Southern Tier
Olean... (OH-lee-ann)
Binghamton... (BING-m-ton) - it's not one of "The Hamptons"!

Mohawk Valley
Canajoharie... (canna-jo-HARRY)
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What about Oswego, Oneonta, Schuyler and Watervliet? There are probably some others too.
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yeah but someone's gonna have to educate me on Watervliet. Is it water-va-LEET?

Darn it, I just realized you can't edit your own posts after a while. that sucks. We'll just have to keep adding periodically... (not every time tho, that would be too much)


Rochester area
Chili... (CHYE-lye)
Riga... (RYE-ga)
Charlotte... (shar-LOT)
Genesee... (jenna-SEE) rhymes exactly with Tennessee

Finger Lakes area
Ithaca... (ITH-a-ka)
Keuka... (KYOO-ka)
Cayuga... two pronunciations are common... (KAY-yoo-ga) or (KYE-yoo-ga)
Canandaigua... (cannon-DAY-gwa) or (canna-DAY-gwa)
Penn Yan... the Yan rhymes with "Ann"
Honeoye... (HONEY-oy)

Syracuse area
Skaneateles... (skinny-ATLAS) or less commonly (skanny-ATLAS)
Brewerton... (BRUR-'n) if you want to sound like a real native
Chittenango... (chit-NANG-go)
Oswego... (ah-SWEE-go)
Schroeppel... (SCREW-pull)... just like the word "scruple"
Pompey... (POM-pee)
Constantia... (kun-STAN-sha)

Albany area
Greenwich... (GREEN-wich)
Colonie... (kah-la-NEE)... like "colony" but with stress on last syllable
Rensselaer... (ren-sa-LEER)

North Country
Lowville... (LAOW-ville) rhymes with "ow"
Pulaski... (pull-ASK-eye)

Southern Tier
Olean... (OH-lee-ann)
Binghamton... (BING-m-ton) - it's not one of "The Hamptons"!

Mohawk Valley
Canajoharie... (canna-jo-HARRY)
Utica... (YOU-tick-a)
Ilion... (ILL-ee-un)
Herkimer... (HER-k'm-er) ... seems easy but can be confusing...
Oneida... (oh-NIGH-da)
Schenectady... (skeh-NECK-ta-dee)

Chenango Valley
Chenango... (sheh-NANG-go)
Oneonta... (oh-nee-ON-ta)
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more for around Rochester;

Riga is "RYE-ga"...not reega like the city in the Baltic states in Europe

Charlotte; the neighborhood in the city of Rochester that borders Lake Ontario, is pronounced not like the city in North Carolina; but "Shar-LOT"
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yeah but someone's gonna have to educate me on Watervliet. Is it water-va-LEET?
I think it is more like Water-vleet.
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Syracuse: Salina is pronounced sa-line-a; Pulaski is pronounced pole-la-sky, I know there are others not coming to me just now.
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Great thread! I hear from alot of people that Buffalonians have a very "nasally" accent. Even talking to my relatives after being in Rochester and Raleigh I can notice the difference. Probably closer to a Chicago accent rather than a NYC.

Another: Ro-chest-a
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Rochesterians say "Sarah cuse" and Syracusians say, "Sear-a-cuse"
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Blimey, apparently upstate New York never got the fax regarding English pronunciations.
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Great thread! I hear from alot of people that Buffalonians have a very "nasally" accent. Even talking to my relatives after being in Rochester and Raleigh I can notice the difference. Probably closer to a Chicago accent rather than a NYC.

Another: Ro-chest-a
Ro-chest-a? No way. Whoever you hear pronouncing it like that is definitely not a lifelong resident!

its Raaaah'chstr
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