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Offline Timmay

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How do people pronounce your hometown or states name?
« on: April 23, 2008, 09:54:15 PM »
Why I thought of this I have no idea..but I was just wondering, do you ever have to correct the way someone pronounces the name of your home town or state?

Well I have many of times.  I live in Washington Indiana..get it..."WASH"ington...not WORSHINGTON.  Drives me insane when people say that.  The bad part is...most of the people who say it are BORN and RAISED here. 

While on the subject..what city is the most controversial on how it is pronounced??

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Re: How do people pronounce your hometown or states name?
« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2008, 11:31:41 PM »
I think we'll start with...
Kissimee FL
Ashwaubenon WI
Reading PA
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Re: How do people pronounce your hometown or states name?
« Reply #2 on: April 24, 2008, 04:49:55 AM »
nawlins is usually mis-pronounced as new OR-LEEE-ANS drives me crazy.
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Re: How do people pronounce your hometown or states name?
« Reply #3 on: April 24, 2008, 06:02:55 AM »
People say Missour(a) instead of Missouri, and they are usually the ones that live there.
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Re: How do people pronounce your hometown or states name?
« Reply #4 on: April 24, 2008, 06:12:08 AM »
I live in the great state of  jawja!  Ya'll come see us!
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Re: How do people pronounce your hometown or states name?
« Reply #5 on: April 24, 2008, 06:18:08 AM »
Ohio is also commonly said as Ohi(a).

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Re: How do people pronounce your hometown or states name?
« Reply #6 on: April 24, 2008, 06:24:38 AM »
Quote from: GASlick on April 24, 2008, 06:12:08 AM
I live in the great state of  jawja!  Ya'll come see us!

Watz up GASlick?
I live in great state of jawja, too!
It's peach blossom time, so why don't ya'll come over and see us!

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Re: How do people pronounce your hometown or states name?
« Reply #7 on: April 24, 2008, 06:30:23 AM »
"California" (KAL-I-FORN-YA). Although natives (all 8 of us) will make the distinction between "NorCal" and "SoCal".
KALI is slang and sounds just plain ol' silly.
« Last Edit: April 24, 2008, 06:40:29 AM by schro »
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Re: How do people pronounce your hometown or states name?
« Reply #8 on: April 24, 2008, 06:31:54 AM »
I live in Griffin, GA It's about half way between Atlanta and Macon.  The natives call the big city 'Lanna.  The people that aren't from here pronounce every syllable.  AT-lan-TA.  All of us natives just look at each other and know that they ain't from around here!   LOL

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Re: How do people pronounce your hometown or states name?
« Reply #9 on: April 24, 2008, 06:35:53 AM »
There is a couple of other cities near by taht people cant pronounce either...Loogootee ( pronounced low-go-tee) but they say lou-gew-tee  and Bicknel...its bick-null  not Bick Nail.

No one has answered the most controversial city name yet....so I guess I will tell ya...Louisville KY
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Re: How do people pronounce your hometown or states name?
« Reply #10 on: April 24, 2008, 07:26:12 AM »
Quite a few folks pronounce Illinois (Illinoy) and Illinoise.
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Re: How do people pronounce your hometown or states name?
« Reply #11 on: April 24, 2008, 07:43:46 AM »
I live on Oshawa Ontario people here refer to it as "The Shwa"
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Re: How do people pronounce your hometown or states name?
« Reply #12 on: April 24, 2008, 08:07:35 AM »
I'm one of the Jer-z-y Boyz! 

You know..., Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Razor X and.... Rodger.

Rodger, Over and Out  O0
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Re: How do people pronounce your hometown or states name?
« Reply #13 on: April 24, 2008, 12:01:52 PM »
Joisey and I'll be downa shore.
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Re: How do people pronounce your hometown or states name?
« Reply #14 on: April 24, 2008, 12:13:11 PM »
Quote from: PBurke on April 24, 2008, 04:49:55 AM
nawlins is usually mis-pronounced as new OR-LEEE-ANS drives me crazy.

New Or LEE NS is the bad one, New Or Lee Ans, is the "Uptown" way, Nawlins is "Downtown."  Just my picayunish contribution, mon cher ami.
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