I'm sure I've mispronounced many things in NYC, among other places
(some of those names in the Seattle area!!), but I learn how the
locals pronounce things and try to go along with that. When in Rome...
Nancy
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I was never lost, but I was bewildered once for three days.
--Daniel Boone
On Jan 7, 2007, at 12:13 PM, qvarizona wrote:
> Good for you, Fred, I agree. I would add that our ancestors were
> no different, and
> the way a Jordan from Surrey Co. VA spoke --or for that matter,
> wrote-- his own name, was NOT necessarily the same way his Jordan
> "cousin" in Rockbridge Co. did.
> --Joanne
>
> John Frederick Fausz <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> "CORRECTLY" is exactly the issue. Local traditions, regional
> dialects,
> and outright ignorance all play a role, but who really "OWNS"
> pronuncia-
> tion, and need it be "exclusive"? Who decides? Must a national network
> news anchor based in NYC and educated at an Ivy League university
> research every local placename pronunciation that the citizens of one
> state embrace but that would seem odd indeed to the rest of the U.S.
> population?
>
> In Kentucky we say LOOLVLE for Louisville, in Maryland, they say
> Balmer for Baltimore, and there are multiple versions for New Orleans
> and St. Louis across America. Even Missourians can't agree whether
> it should be a long E sound or an AH for the final syllable of
> Missouri!
>
> Historians are attuned to regional variations and differing points
> of view,
> but this discussion has convinced me that WRITING rather than
> SPEAKING is the preferred method for conveying comprensible
> information to the largest possible audience!
>
> Fred Fausz
> St. Louis
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