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  1. #1
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Silver View Post
    Sandra got Bah lux eee correct (naturally )

    The other is Pew las ski

    Lafayette = La fAAy ette

    New Orleans = Nwalenes

    Louisville = lewelville

    But then, Indianapolis is In-danapolis to everyone in Indiana...(except me...a syllable is a terrible thing to waste). I regularly drive through Loogootee, In - pronounced Lowgoatee...

    So how do you pronounce Kelowna?

    Or Toronto?

    or Calgary?
    It is never too late to be what you might have been. ~ George Elliot


    My podcast about being a rookie triathlete:Kelownagurl Tris Podcast

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    Oh, you got Pulaski wrong!

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    First test--86% Dixie. Do you still use Confederate money?

    2nd- 91% Dixie. Is General Lee your grandfather?!

    Yep, I'm from the south. I use yonder and Y'all, but speak normal english otherwise. I took another test similiar and it told me I was from the midwest. I guess some of my pronunciations for that would be true. dh has a neutral accent- and he's from south ga originally. Some things never go away since Ga is a melting pot now.

    Jenn

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    Quote Originally Posted by kelownagirl View Post
    So how do you pronounce Kelowna?

    Or Toronto?

    or Calgary?
    Hmmm...saying is one thing - spelling phonetically is another.

    Kelowna = Ka loh nuh

    Toronto = Ta ron toe

    Calgary = Cal ga ree

    Do I pass the worldly red neck test?
    If you don't grow where you're planted, you'll never BLOOM - Will Rogers

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    Mr. I wonder how Sandra says Pulaski?

    I would have said Pu LAA ski
    "Being retired from Biking...isn't that kinda like being retired from recess?" Stephen Colbert asked of Lance Armstrong

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Silver View Post
    Hmmm...saying is one thing - spelling phonetically is another.

    Kelowna = Ka loh nuh

    Toronto = Ta ron toe

    Calgary = Cal ga ree

    Do I pass the worldly red neck test?
    Not bad Mr. Silver.

    Kelowna is spot on, assuming you put the emphasis on the middle syllable.

    Ka LOH nuh

    Ta RON no - some of us pronounce the last T but many are lazy and don't (me)

    CAL gree or Cal gary Again, we're often lazy and it sounds more like the first one
    It is never too late to be what you might have been. ~ George Elliot


    My podcast about being a rookie triathlete:Kelownagurl Tris Podcast

 

 

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