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Towns that are not pronounced as they’re written

Started by roadman65, May 27, 2022, 10:15:26 AM

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NWI_Irish96

Quote from: webny99 on August 04, 2022, 09:11:58 AM
Quote from: kirbykart on August 04, 2022, 08:37:48 AM
Quote from: jp the roadgeek on August 03, 2022, 11:52:42 PM
Carmel, NY: CAR-mul
Katonah: kah-TONE-uh
Uhh... how else would you pronounce those ones?

Presumably car-MEL* and kah-TUN-ah, both of which seem odd to me, but I guess that's why they're pronounced the way they are...

*I think Carmel, IN may be pronounced this way, but not 100% sure (?)

Carmel, IN, is pronounced exactly like Carmel, NY, above.

I've learned from watching golf at Pebble Beach that the Carmel in Carmel-by-the-Sea is pronounced car-MEL.
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kirbykart

Java, NY. Pronounced "JAY-vuh". Not "JAH-vuh".
Ischua, NY. Pronounced "ISH-way". Not "ISH-oo-uh".
Cuylerville, NY. Pronounced "KYE-ler-vil", not "KOO-eh-ler-vil".
Of course "new-ARK", Delaware was already mentioned.


Urban Prairie Schooner

Quote from: rlb2024 on June 19, 2022, 10:36:35 AM
Quote from: Techknow on May 28, 2022, 04:13:28 AM
New Orleans, LA - the locals pronounce "Orleans" with the e silent. I have verified this myself with a coworker who traveled there couple weeks ago.
It is either New Or-lunz or (for the truly locals) Nawlins.  It is never EVER New OrLEENZ if you live here.  (Although city is in OrLEENZ Parish -- go figure.)

Nawlins/N'awlins is a tourism/marketing term. Never heard it pronounced that way locally. Most common is New OR-lunz or sometimes New OR-lee-uns, which seems to be more common among radio announcers. A real Yat might pronounce it New OR-lyuns.

CtrlAltDel

Quote from: Urban Prairie Schooner on August 13, 2022, 07:58:53 PM
Quote from: rlb2024 on June 19, 2022, 10:36:35 AM
Quote from: Techknow on May 28, 2022, 04:13:28 AM
New Orleans, LA - the locals pronounce "Orleans" with the e silent. I have verified this myself with a coworker who traveled there couple weeks ago.
It is either New Or-lunz or (for the truly locals) Nawlins.  It is never EVER New OrLEENZ if you live here.  (Although city is in OrLEENZ Parish -- go figure.)

Nawlins/N'awlins is a tourism/marketing term. Never heard it pronounced that way locally. Most common is New OR-lunz or sometimes New OR-lee-uns, which seems to be more common among radio announcers. A real Yat might pronounce it New OR-lyuns.

I call it La Nouvelle-Orléans because I can and for no other reason.  :spin:
Interstates clinched: 4, 57, 275 (IN-KY-OH), 465 (IN), 640 (TN), 985
State Interstates clinched: I-26 (TN), I-75 (GA), I-75 (KY), I-75 (TN), I-81 (WV), I-95 (NH)

Road Hog

Found a good one while watching tornado videos: Wynnewood, Oklahoma.

LilianaUwU

Quote from: CtrlAltDel on August 15, 2022, 10:54:35 PM
Quote from: Urban Prairie Schooner on August 13, 2022, 07:58:53 PM
Quote from: rlb2024 on June 19, 2022, 10:36:35 AM
Quote from: Techknow on May 28, 2022, 04:13:28 AM
New Orleans, LA - the locals pronounce "Orleans" with the e silent. I have verified this myself with a coworker who traveled there couple weeks ago.
It is either New Or-lunz or (for the truly locals) Nawlins.  It is never EVER New OrLEENZ if you live here.  (Although city is in OrLEENZ Parish -- go figure.)

Nawlins/N'awlins is a tourism/marketing term. Never heard it pronounced that way locally. Most common is New OR-lunz or sometimes New OR-lee-uns, which seems to be more common among radio announcers. A real Yat might pronounce it New OR-lyuns.

I call it La Nouvelle-Orléans because I can and for no other reason.  :spin:

I call it that way because that's how it's called in my native language.  :bigass:
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Scott5114

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Quote from: Road Hog on August 17, 2022, 02:28:35 AM
Found a good one while watching tornado videos: Wynnewood, Oklahoma.

I'd say it's pronounced just like it's spelled–Win-nee-wood.

Wynnewood, Pennsylvania is the one that doesn't pronounce it like it's spelled–Wynne has two silent letters when you pronounce it win.

The rail workers that built that rail line were from Pennsylvania, so many of the sidings, which later grew into towns along US-77, were named after places in Pennsylvania. Ardmore and Paoli are two others.
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hotdogPi

Quote from: Scott5114 on August 17, 2022, 05:32:15 AM
Quote from: Road Hog on August 17, 2022, 02:28:35 AM
Found a good one while watching tornado videos: Wynnewood, Oklahoma.

I'd say it's pronounced just like it's spelled–Win-nee-wood.

Wynnewood, Pennsylvania is the one that doesn't pronounce it like it's spelled–Wynne has two silent letters when you pronounce it win.


It's a compound word, compound words are typically the sum of their components, and the letter E at the end of a word is typically silent. Compare "pinewood".
Clinched, minus I-93 (I'm missing a few miles and my file is incorrect)

Traveled, plus US 13, 44, and 50, and several state routes

I will be in Burlington VT for the eclipse.

US 89

Quote from: 1 on August 17, 2022, 06:32:46 AM
Quote from: Scott5114 on August 17, 2022, 05:32:15 AM
Quote from: Road Hog on August 17, 2022, 02:28:35 AM
Found a good one while watching tornado videos: Wynnewood, Oklahoma.

I'd say it's pronounced just like it's spelled–Win-nee-wood.

Wynnewood, Pennsylvania is the one that doesn't pronounce it like it's spelled–Wynne has two silent letters when you pronounce it win.


It's a compound word, compound words are typically the sum of their components, and the letter E at the end of a word is typically silent. Compare "pinewood".

I would have guessed anything named Wynnewood would be pronounced "win-wood".

CtrlAltDel

Quote from: LilianaUwU on August 17, 2022, 02:33:50 AM
Quote from: CtrlAltDel on August 15, 2022, 10:54:35 PM
Quote from: Urban Prairie Schooner on August 13, 2022, 07:58:53 PM
Quote from: rlb2024 on June 19, 2022, 10:36:35 AM
Quote from: Techknow on May 28, 2022, 04:13:28 AM
New Orleans, LA - the locals pronounce "Orleans" with the e silent. I have verified this myself with a coworker who traveled there couple weeks ago.
It is either New Or-lunz or (for the truly locals) Nawlins.  It is never EVER New OrLEENZ if you live here.  (Although city is in OrLEENZ Parish -- go figure.)

Nawlins/N'awlins is a tourism/marketing term. Never heard it pronounced that way locally. Most common is New OR-lunz or sometimes New OR-lee-uns, which seems to be more common among radio announcers. A real Yat might pronounce it New OR-lyuns.

I call it La Nouvelle-Orléans because I can and for no other reason.  :spin:

I call it that way because that's how it's called in my native language.  :bigass:

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Interstates clinched: 4, 57, 275 (IN-KY-OH), 465 (IN), 640 (TN), 985
State Interstates clinched: I-26 (TN), I-75 (GA), I-75 (KY), I-75 (TN), I-81 (WV), I-95 (NH)

sbeaver44

How is Towaoc, Colorado pronounced?

Forgive the probable butchering – Toh-WAY-ik?

JayhawkCO

Quote from: sbeaver44 on August 21, 2022, 06:53:59 PM
How is Towaoc, Colorado pronounced?

Forgive the probable butchering – Toh-WAY-ik?

TOE-yock


formulanone

Quote from: US 89 on August 17, 2022, 08:43:25 AM
Quote from: 1 on August 17, 2022, 06:32:46 AM
Quote from: Scott5114 on August 17, 2022, 05:32:15 AM
Quote from: Road Hog on August 17, 2022, 02:28:35 AM
Found a good one while watching tornado videos: Wynnewood, Oklahoma.

I'd say it's pronounced just like it's spelled—Win-nee-wood.

Wynnewood, Pennsylvania is the one that doesn't pronounce it like it's spelled—Wynne has two silent letters when you pronounce it win.


It's a compound word, compound words are typically the sum of their components, and the letter E at the end of a word is typically silent. Compare "pinewood".

I would have guessed anything named Wynnewood would be pronounced "win-wood".

Could have sworn the Tiger King pronounced it "win-wood", but he was originally from Miami (the one in Florida), so there may be some inaccuracy there.

kphoger

Quote from: jp the roadgeek on August 03, 2022, 11:52:42 PM
Canton: Cantin
Ansonia: an-SO-nee-yuh
Haddam: HAD-um
Carmel, NY: CAR-mul
Katonah:kah-TONE-uh

How are these confusing?
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Male pronouns, please.

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formulanone

1. Founders came from different ethnic backgrounds
2. Founders may have also been illiterate
3. There were only around 26 letters available
4. Mistakes and/or annoying things happen
5. English has been overdue for orthographic reforms for a few centuries

7/8

A couple for Ontario:

Ajax (EH-jax)
Delhi (DELL-high) - different from India's "DELL-ee"
Etobicoke (uh-TOE-buh-koe)
Gananoque (GAN-uh-KNOCK-way) - I thought this would be pronounced more like French with silent "ue"
Tecumseh (Tuh-CUM-see)
Vaughan (Vawn)

hotdogPi

Quote from: 7/8 on August 24, 2022, 10:04:46 AM
Vaughan (Vawn)

This one is at least consistent with people who have that as a name.
Clinched, minus I-93 (I'm missing a few miles and my file is incorrect)

Traveled, plus US 13, 44, and 50, and several state routes

I will be in Burlington VT for the eclipse.

frankenroad

Quote from: 7/8 on August 24, 2022, 10:04:46 AM
Delhi (DELL-high) - different from India's "DELL-ee"

It's pronounced DELL-high in Ohio as well.
2di's clinched: 44, 66, 68, 71, 72, 74, 78, 83, 84(east), 86(east), 88(east), 96

Highways I've lived on M-43, M-185, US-127

elsmere241

Quote from: roadman65 on August 04, 2022, 01:01:44 AM
Not a town but a county. How do you pronounce Houston, AL?  Is it like the city, or like the street in New York?

I don't know, but Houston, DE is like the street in New York.

Newark, DE is "NEW-ark" and Newark, NJ is "NEW-erk".  It bugs me when Philadelphia TV newscasters pronounce them the same way.

My wife grinces when I apparently mispronounce Yakima (WA).  But her mother (who has lived almost her whole life in Yakima Valley) pronounces Washington "WURSH-ing-ton".


JayhawkCO

Quote from: elsmere241 on August 25, 2022, 09:41:00 AM
My wife grinces when I apparently mispronounce Yakima (WA).

How are you pronouncing it. Ya-KEE-muh?

elsmere241

Quote from: JayhawkCO on August 25, 2022, 12:14:20 PM
Quote from: elsmere241 on August 25, 2022, 09:41:00 AM
My wife grinces when I apparently mispronounce Yakima (WA).

How are you pronouncing it. Ya-KEE-muh?

More like YA-kim-ah.  Of course, with her having been raised in rural Washington, and my having been raised mainly in Nashville, TN and Newark, DE, we don't pronounce any vowels the same way.

JayhawkCO

Quote from: elsmere241 on August 25, 2022, 01:00:47 PM
Quote from: JayhawkCO on August 25, 2022, 12:14:20 PM
Quote from: elsmere241 on August 25, 2022, 09:41:00 AM
My wife grinces when I apparently mispronounce Yakima (WA).

How are you pronouncing it. Ya-KEE-muh?

More like YA-kim-ah.  Of course, with her having been raised in rural Washington, and my having been raised mainly in Nashville, TN and Newark, DE, we don't pronounce any vowels the same way.

I definitely say (and hear) YEAH-ki-muh. Doesn't look that different from what you're saying.

wanderer2575

How about Belpre, Ohio?  Is it pronounced BELL-pray?

frankenroad

Quote from: wanderer2575 on August 25, 2022, 01:23:11 PM
How about Belpre, Ohio?  Is it pronounced BELL-pray?

I've always heard BELL-pree, but I have no idea if that's how the locals say it.
2di's clinched: 44, 66, 68, 71, 72, 74, 78, 83, 84(east), 86(east), 88(east), 96

Highways I've lived on M-43, M-185, US-127

Dirt Roads

Quote from: wanderer2575 on August 25, 2022, 01:23:11 PM
How about Belpre, Ohio?  Is it pronounced BELL-pray?

Quote from: frankenroad on August 25, 2022, 01:40:43 PM
I've always heard BELL-pree, but I have no idea if that's how the locals say it.

Almost correct, it is bell-pree (equal emphasis, although sometimes I've heard more emphasis on the last syllable as bel-PREE).  I've got a bunch of relatives there, plus the side of the family that has the "Scooby Doo" connection, as they live in nearby Coolville.



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