Does everyone else say "New Brauns-fels"? (San Antonio, Austin: live, approval)

[L210]

I grew up in San Antonio and we have a New Braunfels street. I have never pronounced it with an extra "s." I did see an anchor on Good Morning America pronounce it with the extra "s." I don't know why. I dated a guy who lived there and he didn't pronounce it that way either. I also never understood why people would pronounce Mac--Arthur as Ma--Carthur. None of the school employees or students pronounced it that way.

[OzzyRules]

I grew up in SA. I've never heard it with an "s" there.

[spursfan]

I've heard it...mostly people not from the area are the ones adding the s. Never really understood it.

[Pontificator]

Originally Posted by pacific_trader

For the past few decades, myself and everyone I know always called it "New Braunsfels". A few weeks ago I was there, and noticed that it is actually "Braunfels", with no S after the N. My wife tried to start calling it by it's proper name but it's just not working for us. As far as I remember growing up in San Antonio, everyone called it Braunsfels. Do the NB natives say it correctly?

Seriously??

Must be the same folks who frequent the PERDernales River. That one also hurts my grammarian soul.

[kenshi]

It's pretty common in East Texas, except they remove the final s too. I said it that way until I saw how it was spelled.

[Marat]

I've heard it. Seems like the people who say it are the same ones who say Wal-Marts.

[Canine*Castle]

From a non-Texan but living here, it is New Braunfels. The internet will tell you so as well.

[cinnamon_toast]

Perdernales is definitely an accepted pronunciation, at least where I live!

[Sunderpig2]

Originally Posted by Cathy4017

Have never heard it with the extra s, either.

What extra S? There are two S's in the name, and there is no reason not to pronounce both of them. Just because people have been - and continue - to say the name wrong, doesn't make it right or excusable.

It is a German name of course (well, not the "The" part), and that might normally leave room for some mispronunciation. But the German and English pronunciation of "Braunsfels" should essentially identical.

[Cathy4017]

Originally Posted by Sunderpig

What extra S? There are two S's in the name, and there is no reason not to pronounce both of them. Just because people have been - and continue - to say the name wrong, doesn't make it right or excusable.

It is a German name of course (well, not the "The" part), and that might normally leave room for some mispronunciation. But the German and English pronunciation of "Braunsfels" should essentially identical. Germans aren't going to leave out either the middle or end S.

I guess it's easier for some to convince themselves they are right (and take the easy way out and not change), rather than face the truth and reality.

Well, golly, get your drawers in a wad over a simple comment. I didn't say I was right or wrong. I simply stated that I had never heard it pronounced with more than one s.

Regardless of what the correct German spelling of the town should be, all of the maps show it as "New Braunfels" with ONE s. Show me where the middle s is in the following.

New Braunfels, TX - Official Website


New Braunfels, Texas