Pronouncing local place names! (San Antonio, Laredo: neighborhood, pre-school, university)

[OntheLasGallinas]

Down here we say Lan-O. The funniest thing I've ever heard is when a northerner called it La-Lan-O.

[catriona]

During Hurricane Dolly coverage, I heard Jim Cantore on the Weather Channel pronounce Weslaco "West LAY co"!

[GoTexan]

I did not read through this thread so if this was addressed sorry....

How would you say the name of the city Burnet, just north of Johnson City, TX ?

And what is your source, local knowledge? guessing?

Is it Burn-net (2 syllables) or Burnet (1 syllable) Durnet!!?




Aghhhh....it's on page 1...BURN-it! thaks w-cat!

[SAFD_Wife]

For those of us that are from SA, but attended Southwest Texas in San Marcos, you probably got crossways on pronouncing things with and without Spanish accents. It seems like they do everything backwards with their residence halls. If in SA we don't use an accent, they do, and vice versa.

Okay, this is something that drives me CRAZY! Why in the world does Taco Cabana, a Mexican restaurant pronounce cabana like kuh-ban-uh, instead of kuh-bawn-uh? It's Mexican, why not pronounce it as such! It truly drives me crazy and I refuse to use the kuh-ban-u version. It just isn't right! Are we supposed to pronounce Los Barrios like los berry-ose? Come on!!

[TexHwyMan]

Originally Posted by GoTexan

Is it Burn-net (2 syllables) or Burnet (1 syllable) Durnet!!?

OK, I can't for the life of me fathom how to pronouce that as one syllable!

[sapphire]

Burnt?

I've always heard it as Burn-it. I was corrected when I called it Burnett (as in Carol).

[wCat]

Originally Posted by SAFD_Wife

For those of us that are from SA, but attended Southwest Texas in San Marcos, you probably got crossways on pronouncing things with and without Spanish accents. It seems like they do everything backwards with their residence halls. If in SA we don't use an accent, they do, and vice versa.

Okay, this is something that drives me CRAZY! Why in the world does Taco Cabana, a Mexican restaurant pronounce cabana like kuh-ban-uh, instead of kuh-bawn-uh? It's Mexican, why not pronounce it as such! It truly drives me crazy and I refuse to use the kuh-ban-u version. It just isn't right! Are we supposed to pronounce Los Barrios like los berry-ose? Come on!!

Speaking of San Marcos.....I had a few people outside the area correct me and say it's San "Mar-KOS" ....instead of San "MAR-cus".

And on Taco Cabana? When I drive through to one close to me, they just say...."Welcome to "Ta-co-ba-na"!!! LOL!!!! (I am NOT kidding!) My whole family calls it that now.

[wCat]

Originally Posted by sapphire

Burnt?

I've always heard it as Burn-it. I was corrected when I called it Burnett (as in Carol).

Sapphire...that's the way I've been told to say it. Emphasis on the first syllable.
BURN-it.

[satx56]

Originally Posted by wCat

Sapphire...that's the way I've been told to say it. Emphasis on the first syllable.
BURN-it.

Names places of San Antonio

Have you seen this Cat. Probably no pronunciations.

[wCat]

Originally Posted by satx56

Names places of San Antonio

Have you seen this Cat. Probably no pronunciations.

Thanks SATX! I have seen bits and pieces of some of that info, but not all at once. Nice link!

Speaking of pronunciations from that link....Koehler Park is pronounce KAY-ler.

McCullough is Mc Cull-uh....not McCullOW.

There are just so many that we get used to as locals that we forget some are
???? to our new residents.