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02-24-2007, 10:20 AM
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LOL I had a friend from Maine that had pronounciation issues. In addition to many other already mentioned, here were some more of hers:
La Villita: "La VEE EE ta", not "La VILL i ta"
Navarro: "Nah VAR oh", not "NAV a Roe"
Martinez: "Mar TEEN ez", not "MAR tin ez" (although I've heard those from CA use this pronounciation)
San Pedro: "San PED dro:, not "San PEEED dro" (I've heard CA folks say it the latter way)
Nogalitos: "NOG a LEE tez", not "Nog GOL li toes"
Probandt: "PRO bant", not "Pro been ant"
Flores: "FLOR ez", not "FLOORS"
LOL She finally got the swing of things!
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02-24-2007, 10:25 AM
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Coming to San Antonio and having to learn to pronounce "Blanco" incorrectly was kind of like what I would imagine it would be like to move to France knowing how to say "Bonjour" and being corrected on your first day in Paris as they tell you, "No, it's BAHN-jr." It was a total trip.
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02-24-2007, 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted by catriona
LOL I had a friend from Maine that had pronounciation issues. In addition to many other already mentioned, here were some more of hers:
La Villita: "La VEE EE ta", not "La VILL i ta"
Navarro: "Nah VAR oh", not "NAV a Roe"
Martinez: "Mar TEEN ez", not "MAR tin ez" (although I've heard those from CA use this pronounciation)
San Pedro: "San PED dro:, not "San PEEED dro" (I've heard CA folks say it the latter way)
Nogalitos: "NOG a LEE tez", not "Nog GOL li toes"
Probandt: "PRO bant", not "Pro been ant"
Flores: "FLOR ez", not "FLOORS"
LOL She finally got the swing of things!
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That is excellent pronunciation lady, thank you. Only one I'd like to correct if you don't mind  Thanks again!
Nogalitos: No ga lee tos |
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02-24-2007, 05:15 PM
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Great! Stalker's back!
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Culebra= cu lay bra
H E B= H E B not heb
Putting the S in the middle of New Braunfels rather than at the end where it belongs is like nails on a chalkboard to me--and we have local newscasters that do it!
Schlitterbahn= shlee ter bon
Wurzbach or Harry Wurzbach= werz bock
Taco= taw co, not tack o like my Canadian relatives like to say!
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02-24-2007, 08:54 PM
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One cannot know everything.
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Originally Posted by sapphire
Culebra= cu lay bra
Taco= taw co, not tack o like my Canadian relatives like to say!
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LOL.....I remember when Fajitas became popular. "I" needed a lesson on that one!
Fah HEE tahs! not FA jitt ahs
TACK-Os~.....LOL!!! That is very cute. |
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02-24-2007, 10:56 PM
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in Nebraska where it hits 60 if your lucky
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Huebner is HEEbner not HUEbner
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guess it depends on who you ask on that one my husband is German and says its pronounced Hebner. |
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02-24-2007, 11:20 PM
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Originally Posted by AFWife1029
guess it depends on who you ask on that one my husband is German and says its pronounced Hebner.
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I've heard a few people pronounce it "Hebner" as well. |
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02-25-2007, 02:25 AM
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Tezel - Tez-l not TEES-l
Potranco - Po-train-co
Marbach - Mar-bach not BACK
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02-26-2007, 02:29 AM
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Oh, I'll throw in a few:
Pecan: peh-CAHN
If you happen to travel up 35 toward Austin..
Niederwald: NEE-der-WALD (although this isn't technically how it's supposed to be pronounced  )
Most I know (self included) pronounce Nacogdoches "NAC-o-DO-ches".
Perrin-Beitel: PEAR-in BYE-tle |
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02-26-2007, 08:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Hawaii_Corri
That is excellent pronunciation lady, thank you. Only one I'd like to correct if you don't mind Thanks again!
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LOL! I've heard it both ways, but yours is more proper!
Here's a few more:
Ramirez: "Rah MEER rez", not "RAM er REZ"
Shavano: "SHAV ah noe", not "Sha VAN o"
DeZavala: "Days Zah VAH La", not "DEE Zah Valla" or "Dee ZAV a la"
The "TACK-O" one still has me laughing. Nothing screams "Not from SA" more than ordering "En CHILL ee dahs" or "QWA-sah dill ahs" to go with your "TACK-Os"!! OH! and add some "GUACK a MOLE" to that, too! 
I remember getting calls from one of our northern offices regarding shipping items to "SEQUIN", TX...I guess they thought that the proper spelling was actually a typo! |
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