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Old 10-13-2013, 08:48 PM
 
Location: Sierra Vista, AZ
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Lately, I've been noticing newscasters pronouncing Olney with an ol sound that rhymes with "old". It's been grating on my ears, because all my life I've been saying it differently, the ol rhyming with "holler".

Have I been wrong all this time? How do you say it?
I grew up there, it was more like Allnee
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Old 10-13-2013, 10:16 PM
 
Location: University City, Philadelphia
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Pass-shunk

Oops, wrong word.

Ack-a-mee.

Is that it?

Iggles.

Wooder. As in "wooder ice."

SKOO-kull.

Whatever.
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Old 10-14-2013, 02:28 PM
 
Location: Fram
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I pronounce it like ESPN's Buster Olney. Is that wrong?
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Old 10-14-2013, 03:28 PM
 
Location: Sierra Vista, AZ
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Pass-shunk

Oops, wrong word.

Ack-a-mee.

Is that it?

Iggles.

Wooder. As in "wooder ice."

SKOO-kull.

Whatever.
More like Warder
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Old 10-14-2013, 04:52 PM
 
Location: Philadelphia
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More like Warder
I notice that with people from my family (all from Northeast or South Philly). At some point there seems to be a "warder" vs "wooder" divide with older people saying warder, slower and more drawn out, and younger people saying wooder, said really fast.
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Old 10-25-2013, 07:48 AM
 
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Allah knee!!!!!
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Old 10-27-2013, 05:43 AM
 
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I speak properly. Regardless of local pronunciations I will communicate the way the word phonetically is meant to be spoken.
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Old 10-27-2013, 09:16 AM
 
Location: Philadelphia
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I notice that with people from my family (all from Northeast or South Philly). At some point there seems to be a "warder" vs "wooder" divide with older people saying warder, slower and more drawn out, and younger people saying wooder, said really fast.
I say "warder" and I grew up and live in the River Wards (Bridesburg). I don't know where people get "wooder" from.
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Old 11-10-2013, 07:20 AM
 
Location: NW Philly Burbs
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Found a fun page on Facebook: How to Speak Philadelphian . Everything on it is so true!
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