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Old 02-07-2008, 03:37 PM
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Seems more like "Rah-lee" to me.
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Old 02-07-2008, 03:43 PM
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Another peeve...Durham is pronounced DUR-um, not DOOR-um.
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Old 02-07-2008, 03:48 PM
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Another peeve...Durham is pronounced DUR-um, not DOOR-um.
Oops !! That's the way us folk from Western Pennsylvania pronounce it. I still call it Door-hum and I've lived here 25+ years....

Sorry !!!!!
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Old 02-07-2008, 03:50 PM
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the i before e except after c rule doesn't apply to our city!
You guys follow the : e before i, except after Y rule.
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Old 02-07-2008, 03:53 PM
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Einstein got that i-before-e thing wrong twice in his name. Not so smart after all.
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Old 02-07-2008, 03:58 PM
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Damn English language! It's sooooo hard!
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Old 02-07-2008, 04:06 PM
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Seems more like "Rah-lee" to me.
It could be...I pronounce them the same.
I was just sitting here trying to figure out if I pronounce the words raw and rah differently! I don't think I do. If someone walked in on me, they'd probably think I was crazy.
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Old 02-07-2008, 04:14 PM
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Sometimes the lack of spelling a town, address by you or a buisness that owes you money can create situation where you do not receive those funds.
You may be a winner of such funds and not know it this site will let you know I have receive 45 bucks from a company I did not know owed me money.
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Other towns in this state often misspell or mispronounce

Asheville mispelled Ashville
Horneytown misspelled Horny Town
Cary misspelled Carey
Murphy misspelled Murphey

Cherryville is prounced Chur vul most NC towns ending in ville is pronounced vul
Salisbury is prounced Salz bury
Pfafftown the P is silent in pronunciation.
Beaufort NC is pronounced Bow Fort
Beaufort SC is pronounced Bew Furt
Durham is pronounced Durhm
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Old 02-07-2008, 05:10 PM
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We have Creedmoor. Often mispelled as Creedmore .

HAHA. I forgot about Pfafftown. That is always a doozy. Much easier to pronounce when not reading it .
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I see Sunny Kayak got "Durhm" (or Derm as I like to say).
Don't forget the "burs":

Greens-bur
Hills-bur
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