Name pronunciations

[PapaBear]

I'm listening to Tuesdays XM show and their talking about town names that are pronounced differently. The first thing that I noticed was that Ron was a little off with what locals call Norfolk. He said it's Norfuck. Actually, it's Nah fuck.

Anyway... what are some of your favorite (or least favorites)?

Leicester: Fancy people say Lee chester, and rednecks say Lester. To be honest, I think the rednecks have it right. It's kind of like Worcester, Mass. It's not War chester. It's Worster.

Pall Mall (the cigs and various streets): Ever since reading Kurt Vonnegut novels as a teen, I've pronounced it Pell Mell.

Hurricaine (in West Virginia): They call it Herican, (like Mexican). It's not there accent that causes it, either. If you pronounce it like the storm, they correct you.

[Wallower]

There's a Tennessee town named Shelbyville but the locals pronounce it Shuvul.

[midwestjeff]

pronounced San Joe's. i really need to relocate. or start doing meth.

[Fez4PrezN2008]

There's a Tennessee town named Shelbyville but the locals pronounce it Shuvul.
Yes, similar to "Maryville" (close to Knoxville) pronounced "Muuuurhl-vuuuulh"

god, I miss that place !

[A.J.]

Staunton, VA...birthplace of Woodrow Wilson. Pronounced "STAN-ton".

I learned that when I was looking at James Madison University.

[crb1]

Staunton, VA...birthplace of Woodrow Wilson. Pronounced "STAN-ton".

I learned that when I was looking at James Madison University.

I learned that when I was going to JMU. It was enthralling to know a wild man like Woodrow Wilson was born so close.

[Dan 'Hampton]

I'm listening to Tuesdays XM show and their talking about town names that are pronounced differently. The first thing that I noticed was that Ron was a little off with what locals call Norfolk. He said it's Norfuck. Actually, it's Nah fuck.

Anyway... what are some of your favorite (or least favorites)?

Leicester: Fancy people say Lee chester, and rednecks say Lester. To be honest, I think the rednecks have it right. It's kind of like Worcester, Mass. It's not War chester. It's Worster.

Pall Mall (the cigs and various streets): Ever since reading Kurt Vonnegut novels as a teen, I've pronounced it Pell Mell.

Hurricaine (in West Virginia): They call it Herican, (like Mexican). It's not there accent that causes it, either. If you pronounce it like the storm, they correct you.

It's Wuster, or Wooster.

[Freakshow]

Wilkes-Barre, PA (Wilkes-Berry)

And near where I went to school was a town called DuBois. It was pronounced like Michael Jackson's favorite pastime.

[LOAF]

You wouldn't think that Camden, NJ was a tough one but the locals call it CANDUM

[A.J.]

Oh, and I should mention something that's like fingernails on a chalkboard to me: people who say "NEW Haven".

It's pronounced "New HAVEN" -- just like "New YORK", "New HAMPSHIRE", "New MEXICO", "New ROCHELLE", and so on.

[Dan 'Hampton]

Oh, and I should mention something that's like fingernails on a chalkboard to me: people who say "NEW Haven".

It's pronounced "New HAVEN" -- just like "New YORK", "New HAMPSHIRE", "New MEXICO", "New ROCHELLE", and so on.

My wife just calls it "where IKEA is".

[Marc with a c]

Oh, and I should mention something that's like fingernails on a chalkboard to me: people who say "NEW Haven".

It's pronounced "New HAVEN" -- just like "New YORK", "New HAMPSHIRE", "New MEXICO", "New ROCHELLE", and so on.

why new rochelle?

[Gaia]

The whole Louisville thing gets me. There is someone I know that goes there now and again, hes not from ny, and he says "Looville" if I even could type it the way he says it.

[Bill From Yorktown]

drives me nuts when people pronounce New York as Nueva York.

It's NEW YORK dammit.

[sailor]

I'm listening to Tuesdays XM show and their talking about town names that are pronounced differently. The first thing that I noticed was that Ron was a little off with what locals call Norfolk. He said it's Norfuck. Actually, it's Nah fuck.

Anyway... what are some of your favorite (or least favorites)?

Leicester: Fancy people say Lee chester, and rednecks say Lester. To be honest, I think the rednecks have it right. It's kind of like Worcester, Mass. It's not War chester. It's Worster.

Pall Mall (the cigs and various streets): Ever since reading Kurt Vonnegut novels as a teen, I've pronounced it Pell Mell.

Hurricaine (in West Virginia): They call it Herican, (like Mexican). It's not there accent that causes it, either. If you pronounce it like the storm, they correct you.

leicester in england is pronounced lester, so for the origin of the name, that pronunciation is correct. as i posted in the listening thread that day, mosholu parkway is pronounced by many locals (myself included) as muh-SHOE-la parkway.

[Fat_Sunny]

In NJ: Seacaucus

F_S Still Doesn't Know The Correct Pronunciation After Living Here 22 Years.

[torker]

why new rochelle?

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[PapaBear]

Is the capital of Kentucky Louey ville or Louis ville?
























WRONG... IT'S FRANKFORT!!!!







I crack myself up.

[mendyweiss]

Balmer, Merlin, Hon !!!!

[ralphbxny]

drives me nuts when people pronounce New York as Nueva York.

It's NEW YORK dammit.

It's Both depending on what side of fence your from is how you say it. But if you have friends that arent hispanic and they say Nueva york and they are not speaking spanish....then I agree! That would be annoying!

[ralphbxny]

Its Bahston not Boston. Isnt that right!

And its not Ron Bennington....just call him Hero!!

[reeshy]

People ask me where are you from.....I say da bronx,,,,,,,They say the Bronx?....no asshole, da Bronx!!!!

[SatCam]

People ask me where are you from.....I say da bronx,,,,,,,They say the Bronx?....no asshole, da Bronx!!!!

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[BeerBandit]

Massachusetts in general is all fucked up. Worcestor aside...
Peabody is not Pea-body. It's Pea-buh-dy.
Billerica is not Bill-air-icka. It's Bill-Ricka.
Haverhill is not Have-er-hill. It's Hay-ver-ull.
Leominster is not Leo-Minster. It's Lem-inster.

[drjoek]

In Mass

Worchester and Dorchester are spelled the same right

Wostah Dorchestah

Heres a couple

New Jersey can go by Jersey but New York not York

Why is it The Bronx

Just askin

[sailor]

It's Both depending on what side of fence your from is how you say it. But if you have friends that arent hispanic and they say Nueva york and they are not speaking spanish....then I agree! That would be annoying!

my favorite is i've heard george bush on spanish news called jorge bush. that's so silly. if there was a hispanic pres named jorge, i can't see abc calling him george.

People ask me where are you from.....I say da bronx,,,,,,,They say the Bronx?....no asshole, da Bronx!!!!

i despise folk who say da bronx, but i know it's just me.

In Mass

Worchester and Dorchester are spelled the same right

Wostah Dorchestah

Heres a couple

New Jersey can go by Jersey but New York not York

Why is it The Bronx

Just askin

i believe the bronx and the hague are the only two cities with the word "the" or at least they used to be.