Pronunciation Poll

[mariez]

A great idea, David! This was fun.   

Here's one I didn't see on there. Most New Orleanians pronounce it

New OR-luns

I'm not a New Orleanian - but that's how I pronounce it, too!

Marie

[MaineWriter]

David, you forget a few classic New England/New York names:

Gloucester

Gloss-ter or

Glou-ches-ter

Worcester

Wuss-ter or

Wor-ches-ter

Patchogue

Patch-ogg or

Patch-o-gooey

Quogue

Quogue or




L

[Jeff Wrangler]

Worcester

Wuss-ter

And I always thought it was Wuss-tah.   

Patchogue

Patch-o-gooey

    

[ZK]

Question for yas? Do your News Presenters pronounce place names differently to everyone else. The tv presenters make a concerted effort to pronounce them differently to just about everyone else including the locals
eg a small town south of here spelt Oamaru. Virtually all of us say Om-ma- roo but not our oh so circumspect presenters, O- oma- roo. Sometimes you just about have to think twice about where they are talking about!!

[serious crayons]

Locals' pronunciations of place names are so often unexpected. In Minnesota, there's a town called Monticello, which people pronounce Mon-ti-SEH-lo. There's a town named Gentilly that people call Gently (GENT-lee). And in New Mexico, between Albuquerque and Santa Fe, there's a town called Madrid, which people pronounce MAD-rid.

[injest]

Question for yas? Do your News Presenters pronounce place names differently to everyone else. The tv presenters make a concerted effort to pronounce them differently to just about everyone else including the locals
eg a small town south of here spelt Oamaru. Virtually all of us say Om-ma- roo but not our oh so circumspect presenters, O- oma- roo. Sometimes you just about have to think twice about where they are talking about!!

oh lort. I had a teacher that called the river that makes the boundary between Texas and Louisiana the "Sab INE' " river....when we ALL know it is the "suhbeen" River. (Sabine River)

then there is a city across the line there in Louisiana I have heard called "Bose ee aire City" when we all know it is "Bos shur City" (Bossier City, LA.)

 

[injest]

  (tomato)
 tuh-may-toe
 puh-tay-toe (potato)

 Ga-rahdge (Garage)

 Loo-ee-see-ana (Louisiana)

 New Or-LEANS (New Orleans)
 Loo-EE-ville (Louisville)
  Poursh (Porsche)
 Ask (Ask)
 
 TOY-let (Toilet)
 

 WIN-doh (Window)

 WAH-shing-tun (Washington)

 Kreek (Creek)

 PICK-tshur (Picture)

 Kant (Can't)
 
 KAYnt
 Dore (Door)


oh and my mother calls the police the "Poh leez"
 

[David In Indy]

Locals' pronunciations of place names are so often unexpected. In Minnesota, there's a town called Monticello, which people pronounce Mon-ti-SEH-lo. There's a town named Gentilly that people call Gently (GENT-lee). And in New Mexico, between Albuquerque and Santa Fe, there's a town called Madrid, which people pronounce MAD-rid.

We have a Monticello in Indiana too, and we pronounce it Mon-tih-SEL-loh. I was shocked when I went to Virginia and I heard it pronounced Mon-ti-CHEL-loh.

We have a town just to the north of Indianapolis named Carmel. We pronounce it KAR-mel, but all of the out of towners pronounce it kar-MEL. We put the emphasis on the first syllable. People from out of town seem to want to put the emphasis on the second syllable.

[serious crayons]

We have a town just to the north of Indianapolis named Carmel. We pronounce it KAR-mel, but all of the out of towners pronounce it kar-MEL. We put the emphasis on the first syllable. People from out of town seem to want to put the emphasis on the second syllable.

Like the candy. Some call it CAR-mul, and others seem to call it KAH-ra-mel. At least the announcers on commercials do -- maybe they just want to stretch it out to make it sound extra delicious.

How is the city in California pronounced? Isn't it "kar-MEL by the Sea"?

[David In Indy]

Like the candy. Some call it CAR-mul, and others seem to call it KAH-ra-mel. At least the announcers on commercials do -- maybe they just want to stretch it out to make it sound extra delicious.

How is the city in California pronounced? Isn't it "kar-MEL by the Sea"?

I think it is Katherine.

Around here, we can always tell when somebody isn't from here by the way they pronounce Carmel. lol