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Old 01-09-2014, 11:28 AM
 
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I keep hearing a commercial on the radio where the voice over person says Murfreesbor-ah.

I say it Murfreesbor-O but I"m not from these parts.
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Old 01-09-2014, 12:04 PM
 
Location: BNA -> HSV
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Murph-reez-burr-o
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Old 01-09-2014, 12:26 PM
 
Location: Gallatin, TN
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"burro". I've heard "burrah" too, but don't know anyone who says it that way.
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Old 01-09-2014, 12:43 PM
 
Location: Franklin, TN
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Mur-freeze-burrow.
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Old 01-09-2014, 12:49 PM
 
Location: Franklin, TN
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Sidenote: it bothers the crap out of me when I hear someone say Mur-fees-boro. It's like saying 'liberry' for library. If you are older than 7, then you should be able to pronounce it right, dammit.
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Old 01-09-2014, 01:18 PM
 
Location: Gallatin, TN
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What about "Murfeesboro Libary"?
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Old 01-09-2014, 01:22 PM
 
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Older people native to the area were the ones I always noticed pronouncing it with "burrah" at the end. The same group also pronounces Nashville and Clarksville "Nashvull" and "Clarksvull." At least that's what I noticed.
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Old 01-09-2014, 02:37 PM
 
Location: Hendersonville
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depends on how thick your accent is
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Old 01-09-2014, 05:57 PM
 
Location: Murfreesboro, TN
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It's not necessarily a 'thicker' accent - just another style of Southern. I mostly hear older, more affluent natives use that particular dialect.
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Old 01-09-2014, 06:43 PM
 
Location: Franklin, TN
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Yes, that is definitely an old "Suh-thuhn" drawl. That's the way my grandmother and her generation sounded. If you hear from younger folks, it sounds forced.
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