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07-06-2008, 05:50 PM
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Ok, I'll give the phonetics a shot!
It's BUH-can-an.
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07-07-2008, 12:56 AM
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This is a funny thread.... being from Texas I can very much relate and being from southeast texas... well i think we have our own language because even folks an hour up the road tell us we talk funny.
I lived in Washington state for 15 years with people knowing I was southern the moment I opened my mouth... although most of them deny that they even have an accent. (They say they just talk normal...lol)
Now this Buchanan thing.... I began saying "BUH-Can-An".... only to hear all the locals say "Buck-Han-An".... so please someone help me out here on the correct pronunciation? Could the real Buchanan please stand up???  |
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07-07-2008, 06:13 AM
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See, I would say it like BEW-cannon but my husband said he thought they were saying "bu-cannon" or something like that 
It seems everywhere I've lived, there's a few strange pronunciations. I think that's just to be able to decipher to "foreigners" from the locals,lol |
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07-07-2008, 12:11 PM
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very true breeze.... here's another one..... "Botetourt"... |
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07-07-2008, 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted by breeze823
See, I would say it like BEW-cannon but my husband said he thought they were saying "bu-cannon" or something like that |
I'm still in east TN and there's a Buchanan County here and the locals pronounce it as Buck-a-non County. It's just me maybe, but I pronounce it like Byoo-Canon. |
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07-07-2008, 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by BravoFan
I'm still in east TN and there's a Buchanan County here and the locals pronounce it as Buck-a-non County. It's just me maybe, but I pronounce it like Byoo-Canon.
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There is a town called Buchanan a bit further up north from Roanoke that is also pronounced BUCK-CANNON.
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07-07-2008, 03:32 PM
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very true breeze.... here's another one..... "Botetourt"... |
ROFL, I did learn this one too. NOWAY would I even have guessed the way it is supposed to be pronounced. I was pronouncing it phonetically which phonetically, you can't even come up with the correct pronunciation of that word,lol. |
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07-07-2008, 04:46 PM
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heeheee... i knew that one would make ya laugh  ..... I guess every state has those kind of towns... we have a "Buna" up the road that's pronounced "Bewna" but "foreignors" call it "Boona". Ahhh we all have our little quirky towns don't we. |
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07-07-2008, 05:26 PM
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You all need to check out this story from the Roanoke paper. A perfect fit for this thread!
U don't say ... - Roanoke.com |
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07-07-2008, 11:31 PM
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yay Papertrail... what a great article! It sure explained alot.... and yes, perfect for this thred!  |
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