KidsHappen Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 That's how we tell if you are from 'round here or not.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margo out of lurking Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 I cheated and googled.:D A few here: Botetourt County, pronounced Bot-a-tot. Staunton, pronounced STAN-ton. Buchanan, pronounced Buh-CAN-non. There was the phone call I received at work (library), and the woman kept asking about the "the like." I questioned her several times, trying to understand like what. It wasn't until I repeated it a few times that I understood: "the LAKE." I met a woman who has lived in our county for at least 25 years, and I asked if she grew up here. She replied, "Oh, no, I'm not from around here! I'm from Bedford County!" That's the adjacent county, 30 minutes away. That counts as "here" to me! Y'all talk funny out here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Is it dem in broon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 I think I'd say DEM on broon I've got one for you: Tsawwassen. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquirrellyMama Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 I would say Dem in bren. We have a few in Iowa that aren't pronounced as the rest of the country would. Here are two. Madrid Mad rid Nevada Neh vay duh Tsawwassen Saw wass en Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TN Mama Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 That's how we tell if you are from 'round here or not.:D :lol: Good one. We always mispronounced it on purpose and called it Demon's Brewin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 LOL Those are funny. Whenever I go to Alabama the people up there always call Miami "my AM uh" Hornblower... I'm going to agree with Kwiech and say "saw wassen" too. Are we right?? :) I've got one for ya'll from my city: Topeekeegee Yugnee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-FL Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 As a Nashville native, it's de Mum bre um. I had to get off on that exit every day for work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquirrellyMama Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 I've got one for ya'll from my city: Topeekeegee Yugnee I'm not sure my mouth is coordinated enough to say that. Hmmmmm, Toe peek eegee You nee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquirrellyMama Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 As a Nashville native, it's de Mum bre um. I had to get off on that exit every day for work. I only see 1 'm' in Demonbreun! Where do the other two come from in the pronunciation? :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 I'm not sure my mouth is coordinated enough to say that. Hmmmmm, Toe peek eegee You nee :) That's why we call it TY park. hehe It's an Indian name that means "the Gathering Place" and is pronounced : Toe pee kee gee Yug nee Say that 10 times fast. ;) :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JVA Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Try: Puyallup A town in western WA state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jananc Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Here in western NC, I had a friend growing up who had that last name. He pronounced it duh MUN brun. Cute guy, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXMomof4 Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 DH grew up n Lamesa. Which looks like it should be La Mesa - like in CA. Only it's not. It's La ME Sa. I can't tell you how many times I've gotten into 'discussions' about that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HayesW Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 6 years in NAshville and dealing with that DEMON of an exit, but I know how to say it! I learned how to say Sepulveda when I was in California a couple of weeks ago! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWOB Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Good thing I've moved around a bit! I know "Puyallup" is pronounced pew-ah-lip. BTW, for all you Iowans out there, in Louisiana there is a town called Iowa, pronounced I-o (long o)-way. In Louisiana- Natchitoches (No one ever gets this one right) In Nebraska- Beatrice, Kearny, Papillion In New York- Schaghticoke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Girls' Mom Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Nah, the real TN test is if you say MARY-ville or Murr-vul ;) Then when we got to Fort Worth there was Crowley. I had been pronouncing it CROW-lee. Apparently it's CRAH-lee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenn- Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Good thing . In Nebraska- Beatrice, Kearny, Papillion I'm not great at the whole breaking up words, but I gave these a shot. In Nebraska- Beatrice BE at tris?, Kearny CAR nee?, Papillion Pa PILL yen? One to add Alabama- Wetumpka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionfamily1999 Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 DAY-mon-broon ? How about Montross? I know, it's not a tough one, but people mispronounce it often enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted January 21, 2010 Author Share Posted January 21, 2010 DH grew up n Lamesa. Which looks like it should be La Mesa - like in CA. Only it's not. It's La ME Sa. I can't tell you how many times I've gotten into 'discussions' about that one. My mother was born there. Small world, eh? I have never met anyone else who has even heard of the place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWOB Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 I'm not great at the whole breaking up words, but I gave these a shot. In Nebraska- Beatrice BE at tris?, Kearny CAR nee?, Papillion Pa PILL yen? One to add Alabama- Wetumpka Well, you got Kearney right. I'd been saying it with an "e" sound. Beatrice is "be A (short a) tris." That one threw me for a loop. And Papillion just annoys the snot out of me. You pronounced it right, but it is a French word and should be pronounced "Pa pe on." You just don't say "ll" in French. You just don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 BTW, for all you Iowans out there, in Louisiana there is a town called Iowa, pronounced I-o (long o)-way. In Louisiana- Natchitoches (No one ever gets this one right) My dh drives through I-O-way all the time. :D And I finally learned how to say Nat-chi-dez correctly after living in the south for a few years. Don't forget Nevada, MO (Ne-VAY-dah) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted January 21, 2010 Author Share Posted January 21, 2010 In New York- Schaghticoke New York takes the cake for weird pronounciations. After awhile I just gave up trying to read the signs and just asked the natives. Many of the towns have Native American names and their pronounciations just aren't the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenn- Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Well, you got Kearney right. I'd been saying it with an "e" sound. Beatrice is "be A (short a) tris." That one threw me for a loop. And Papillion just annoys the snot out of me. You pronounced it right, but it is a French word and should be pronounced "Pa pe on." You just don't say "ll" in French. You just don't. I second guessed myself on Beatrice as you answered it as my gut was telling me. I spent 6 years in the Omaha region, 2 of which was in LaVista. I would have been in trouble if I had screwed up Papillion. I did have to say it out loud a few times to make sure I wrote that last syllable correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Good thing I've moved around a bit! In New York- Schaghticoke I've been to the Schaghticoke Fair--over 20 years ago but I can still recall SCAT-i-coke. Dh has family in upstate NY. All those Dutch names! The one that bugs me, though is in the Philadelphia area--the Schuylkill Expressway. Ugh! I hate the way it's pronounced. Cinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Nah, the real TN test is if you say MARY-ville or Murr-vul ;) Oh,yes! We lived in small town MS, near Starkville. But I was told it was pronounced Starks-vull. This is also where I heard "oil" as "o-wull" and "guides" as "gads." Cinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Hornblower... I'm going to agree with Kwiech and say "saw wassen" too. Are we right?? :) Dropped the wrong letter - residents drop the first s: T' WASS en It's a coast Salish word. I don't think I've heard a native person pronounce it so I'm not sure how they do it but it's how WE do it :D. BTW, Americans might be interested to know that Tsawwassen, BC is the only land route to Point Roberts, WA. It's also where the ferry terminal is for those destined to Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands or the Queen Charlottes (aka Haida Gwaii) I've got one for ya'll from my city: Topeekeegee Yugnee Oooooh, I like this one. It's fun to say - though I don't know if I can do 10x. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krista in LA Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 And I finally learned how to say Nat-chi-dez correctly after living in the south for a few years. Now up here in the north (of Lousiana) we pronounce it Nack-a-dish. When we moved here, it took forever for me to get Natchitoches, LA and Nacogdoches, TX straight. I love hearing people try to pronounce Bossier City too - they always say it with a French accent or just totally butcher it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted January 21, 2010 Author Share Posted January 21, 2010 Nacogdoches, TX straight. I used to live there and it is pronounced a whole nother way. My brother is an over the road truck driver and he said it is really weird how the exact same name can be pronounced entirely differently in different places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muffinmom Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 As a Nashville native, it's de Mum bre um. I had to get off on that exit every day for work. :iagree: although I would go with de Mum bre un. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Wow, I'm from middle Tennessee (well, north middle) and I don't have a clue. Never seen this word before...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Okay, now you've got me thinking, LOL. Imagine my surprise when I moved to central Kentucky and learned that Versailles is pronounced Ver-SAILS and Athens is pronounced with a long A sound (still can't quite get used to that one)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXMomof4 Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 My mother was born there. Small world, eh? I have never met anyone else who has even heard of the place. You're kidding me! The wonder of the internet. I didn't know anyone actually left there. Most of dh's friends are still there, there parents, grandparent, and on and on are still there. Personally, I think I"d rather live most anywhere than Lamesa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1bassoon Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 This one stumped me. . . . . When I was 9 years old, I moved from Ohio to Connecticut. There I met a girl who told me she moved from "Wooster" Massachusetts. Imagine my surprise when I realized it was spelled Worcester!!! Crazy stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted January 21, 2010 Author Share Posted January 21, 2010 You're kidding me! The wonder of the internet. I didn't know anyone actually left there. Most of dh's friends are still there, there parents, grandparent, and on and on are still there. Personally, I think I"d rather live most anywhere than Lamesa. Well, she didn't go very far, spent most of her life in TX as did my grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, brothers, and my children are moving back there as soon as they can. I'll have to admit Lamesa is not one of the more impressive places in TX though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Now up here in the north (of Lousiana) we pronounce it Nack-a-dish. When we moved here, it took forever for me to get Natchitoches, LA and Nacogdoches, TX straight. I love hearing people try to pronounce Bossier City too - they always say it with a French accent or just totally butcher it. Duh, that's how I say it too. I can't spell phonetically. :lol::lol: Granted I was still on my first cup of coffee as I typed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cammie Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 My daughter's school is in a village called - Chikkenahayakanahalli - try 10 times fast!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWOB Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 My daughter's school is in a village called - Chikkenahayakanahalli - try 10 times fast!! :001_huh: I wouldn't even know where to begin with that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2jjka Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Here's some from Wisconsin Shawano , Oconomowoc, Kinnickinnic, and Rio (pronounced rye-oh) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXMomof4 Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 I'll have to admit Lamesa is not one of the more impressive places in TX though. I think you win the "Queen of the Understatement" award for the century. :lol::lol: I suppose if you like brown it could grow on you - brown earth, brown grass, brown skies, brown buildings. I'm not a big fan of brown though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SapphireStitch Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Okay, now you've got me thinking, LOL. Imagine my surprise when I moved to central Kentucky and learned that Versailles is pronounced Ver-SAILS and Athens is pronounced with a long A sound (still can't quite get used to that one)! Illinois also has an AY-thuns...along with a KAY-roh and BER-len. (Spelled "Cairo" and "Berlin") Where I live now in NC our city has an "old money" neighborhood called "Buena Vista". It's pronounced BYOO-nah Vista by the locals, and I find myself wondering what the Latinos who work as gardeners there think of the butchering of their language. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 My daughter's school is in a village called - Chikkenahayakanahalli - try 10 times fast!! Wow!! :eek: You win! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TN Mama Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Illinois also has an AY-thuns...along with a KAY-roh and BER-len. (Spelled "Cairo" and "Berlin") Where I live now in NC our city has an "old money" neighborhood called "Buena Vista". It's pronounced BYOO-nah Vista by the locals, and I find myself wondering what the Latinos who work as gardeners there think of the butchering of their language. Cairo in IL is actually pronounced Care-oh. My husband pronounces it like the Egyptian city just to make me crazy. Of course, I'm the girl from SE MO who says, "Missour-ah". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-FL Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 A high school friend went to a fun-to-say school: Ouachita Baptist University Arkadelphia, Arkansas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 A high school friend went to a fun-to-say school:Ouachita Baptist University Arkadelphia, Arkansas We lived in AR for at least a year before I knew how to pronounce this one. :tongue_smilie: Cinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkTulip Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 In Utah, the place names that distinguish locals from visitors are: Tooele (Two-ILL-uh) and Alta (the ski resort) East coasters come in and say they're going to ALL-tuh, but locals pronounce it AL-tuh :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 6 years in NAshville and dealing with that DEMON of an exit, but I know how to say it! I HATE that exit.... it's insane.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted January 22, 2010 Author Share Posted January 22, 2010 I HATE that exit.... it's insane.... I just skip it entirely and get off on Broadway. Of course, it is a PITA avoiding the people who are getting off on the Demon street but it still seems easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Dominion Heather Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Hey Kristine, I was born in Bedford County, you know! People who grow up there can hear the difference between a Bedford, Thaxton and Montvale accent. Botetourt is like a whole different world! AND... You left out Buena Vista (BYOO_NA -Vista). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Nah, the real TN test is if you say MARY-ville or Murr-vul ;) Then when we got to Fort Worth there was Crowley. I had been pronouncing it CROW-lee. Apparently it's CRAH-lee. Or how 'bout Mau Jew-ee-EH (Mt. Juliet) and LEB-non (Lebanon)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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