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Old 12-09-2011, 02:01 AM
 
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I was born and raised in N.O. and surrounding areas. We've always pronounced it "Voo Ca Ray". Burgundy is stll Burgundy but with accent on the "gun"... Bur GUN dy.
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Inave is correct on Vieux carre but wrong on burgundy. The e at the end of carre is pronounced as Ay as in the e at the end of Saute or naivete. Some background first. I did not live in NO but I've been there several times. Also, I am French, Grew up French, Grandfather born in France. cousins Partout dans la France (that means essentially throughout, or all over, France. Vieux Carre' is pronounced voh car ay or sometimes Vee oh car ay. For Burgundy however,the accent is on Bur not gun. The only time the accent is on gun is when the word is Burgundian (meaning something from the Burgundy (Brrr gun Dee) region of France.
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Except in New Orleans the French pronunciation takes back seat to local speech - it's bur-GUN-dy.
What SouthernBelle said. Rouge a la tete, you're talking about how it is pronounced in Parisian French, not how it is pronounced down here.
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Old 12-14-2011, 01:35 PM
 
Location: Destrehan, Louisiana
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Inave is correct on Vieux carre but wrong on burgundy. The e at the end of carre is pronounced as Ay as in the e at the end of Saute or naivete. Some background first. I did not live in NO but I've been there several times. Also, I am French, Grew up French, Grandfather born in France. cousins Partout dans la France (that means essentially throughout, or all over, France. Vieux Carre' is pronounced voh car ay or sometimes Vee oh car ay. For Burgundy however,the accent is on Bur not gun. The only time the accent is on gun is when the word is Burgundian (meaning something from the Burgundy (Brrr gun Dee) region of France.

I wouldn't bet any locals on how we say Burgundy.


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Old 12-15-2011, 09:49 AM
 
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I call the city New OrLEENS, but I've heard it's pronounced OrLINS by locals. The English major in me just isn't having that, though. LOL I guess I will stick out like a sore thumb here!
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Old 12-15-2011, 10:54 AM
 
Location: New Orleans, LA
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I call the city New OrLEENS, but I've heard it's pronounced OrLINS by locals. The English major in me just isn't having that, though. LOL I guess I will stick out like a sore thumb here!
Believe me, the longer you live here, the easier you'll get over that. Especially when you're corrected/giggled at hundreds of times! Not being mean, just saying from my own experience with "mispronunciation" after moving here. It took me about a year of practice, but I think I got it down.
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Old 12-15-2011, 11:48 AM
 
Location: Mostly in my head
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I call the city New OrLEENS, but I've heard it's pronounced OrLINS by locals. The English major in me just isn't having that, though. LOL I guess I will stick out like a sore thumb here!
Yeah, you will. The most proper pronounciation comes from the French and is not heard much any more, except among the older more educated folks. It's Or-le-uns, from Or -le'-onz.
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Old 12-15-2011, 12:32 PM
 
Location: New Orleans
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I call the city New OrLEENS, but I've heard it's pronounced OrLINS by locals. The English major in me just isn't having that, though. LOL I guess I will stick out like a sore thumb here!
The English major in you must also be an authority on how to pronounce words derived from French, then, and very stubborn.
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Old 12-16-2011, 08:02 AM
 
Location: Mobile,Al(the city by the bay)
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The English major in you must also be an authority on how to pronounce words derived from French, then, and very stubborn.
I have always know it to be pronounced as Orlins !
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Old 12-16-2011, 11:05 AM
 
Location: New Orleans, United States
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I have always know it to be pronounced as Orlins !
More like Nu'wawlins, or like SouthernBelle said. You'll hear news anchors and city officials say New Or-LEE-ans
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Old 12-16-2011, 04:31 PM
 
Location: USA
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my first pronounciation when I was a small boy was indeed New Or lee unz. Hearing new Orleenz makes me cringe as if someone pulled their fingernails down a chalkboard
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Old 12-16-2011, 07:48 PM
 
Location: New Orleans, LA
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New Or-LEENZ and N'awlins makes me want to vomit. I know people sometimes spell out the slang N'awlins, but that's just not how it's usually pronounced and I die a little inside when I hear someone use a hard "awww" sound unless they're an old jazz singer. I used to say Or-lee-anns (very nasally like the girl's name "Anne").

I'm also an English snob, but I'm a huge believer in fitting in with your surroundings. :-)
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