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Place names mispronounced - why.
Why do people have to mispronounce placenames so much.
Where I live in Wellington; everyone calls it Wellingtin. Auckland is Orklynd. Gisborne said a Gizbin. I'm always correcting people with Los Angeles. Here in NZ and Britain everyone calls it Los Angelees and I explain it's pronounced Los Angeliss. Also Newark (airport) gets said a Nu-wick. |
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01-26-2014, 01:14 PM
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Try living on Long Island, Patchogue, Hauppauge, Syossset, Nissequogue, Shinecock, Mattituck etc...
Lots of towns named after local tribes.
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01-26-2014, 01:55 PM
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Lots of variables... where people are from, language dialects, and maybe the level of education achieved.. I live in Louisville... pronounced Looahvul by those who live here, and Lewisville by most everyone else... who knows...
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01-26-2014, 02:05 PM
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What do you call Napier?
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01-26-2014, 02:08 PM
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01-26-2014, 02:11 PM
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Worchester = Wooster always puzzled me.
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01-26-2014, 02:22 PM
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Me too! Gloucester = Glustah as well
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01-26-2014, 02:29 PM
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One that always drove me nuts was Latrobe, PA.
Apparently, if you're from western Pennsylvania, you say lay-trobe. Not lah-trobe. And Ephrata and Lititz are fun as well. Baltimore? Bawl-mer.
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01-26-2014, 03:06 PM
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There's no R in Washington! Aka Warshington.
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01-26-2014, 03:09 PM
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Wilkes-Barre.
Heard it pronounced.. Wilkes-Berry Wilkes-Berra Wilkes-Bar Wilkes-Barra
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01-26-2014, 03:12 PM
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Dunedin Rotarua (Roto-Rooter?) Whangarei Invercargill Pukekohe (Puke Kohay?) Whanganui
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01-26-2014, 03:13 PM
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In Boston, "what do you mean there is an "R" in "Market".
In Los "Angeliss" or I should say in SoCal, we have La Canada "(La Canyada)" and La Jolla (La hoya)", and others. I won't even try to do a phonetic on Sepulveda.
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01-26-2014, 03:15 PM
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Portland has a few..
Couch St. pronounced Kooch st. Terwilliger - Ter willy ger
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01-26-2014, 03:16 PM
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Suh Pull Va Da
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01-26-2014, 03:16 PM
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"Sep Ul veda" is what I get from tourists.
Where on Earth does "Austin Martin" come from?
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01-26-2014, 03:18 PM
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NYC.
Houston Ave/street Pronounced Houseton.
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01-26-2014, 03:19 PM
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Lemme axe you about Brisbane......it's Bris-bin!
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01-26-2014, 03:22 PM
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People from just about everywhere pronounce Syracuse as See-ra-cuse. People from Syracuse pronounce it Sara-cuse.
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01-26-2014, 03:36 PM
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I'm still not sure what's the proper pronunciation of Caheunga (for those in LA). Is it Cowinga? Or Cahunga?
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01-26-2014, 03:38 PM
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Vallejo
ALWAYS mispronounced. Even by me. Otherwise no one understands.
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First "one"
Kremer 930
Das Babe
Das Babe Metalberiech
1984 Porsche Targa 3.2L
1964 Porsche 356 C Sunroof coupe
1972 Porsche 914 2.0 fuel injected
1983 Porsche 911 SC Targa
Work vehicle
Ducati
1987 Porsche 930 3.3T
