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John McWilliams wrote:
Paul Furman wrote:
Alan Browne wrote:
Paul Furman wrote:

Care to try pronouncing Duboce Street?

:-)

(doo BOZE)

More like doo-botch but with a very soft 't'.

Thanks, I figured it's French and we'd be saying it wrong.

Er, ah, don't look to Canada for correct pronunciation of bloody French!

Lord only knows how they pronounce botschtkkk

:-)

bosque?

Paul Furman wrote:
Alan Browne wrote:

Paul Furman wrote:

Care to try pronouncing Duboce Street?

:-)

(doo BOZE)

More like doo-botch but with a very soft 't'.

Thanks, I figured it's French and we'd be saying it wrong.

I think it's French, so the pronunciation would be close to what I put
above; Italians would lean more to the "BOZE" sound or "doo-Bodje"

.... then there are the regional pronunciations ...

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Alan Browne wrote:
Paul Furman wrote:
Alan Browne wrote:

Paul Furman wrote:

Care to try pronouncing Duboce Street?

:-)

(doo BOZE)

More like doo-botch but with a very soft 't'.

Thanks, I figured it's French and we'd be saying it wrong.

I think it's French, so the pronunciation would be close to what I put
above; Italians would lean more to the "BOZE" sound or "doo-Bodje"

Not in France. Canada, perhaps, as noted above.

... then there are the regional pronunciations ...


/bien sur/! As in Canada, les Pays Bas, etc.

New question:

When does local pronunciation of a geographical feature or man made ones
such as streets and building become "right"?

Extra points: Same for family names of foreign origin.

Bonus bonus: Guess how the inhabitants of Marseilles, IL pronounce their
town's name; same for Paris, Maine, and LaJolla, CAL.

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john mcwilliams

John McWilliams wrote:
Alan Browne wrote:
Paul Furman wrote:
Alan Browne wrote:
Paul Furman wrote:

Care to try pronouncing Duboce Street?
:-)
(doo BOZE)

More like doo-botch but with a very soft 't'.

Thanks, I figured it's French and we'd be saying it wrong.

I think it's French, so the pronunciation would be close to what I put
above; Italians would lean more to the "BOZE" sound or "doo-Bodje"

Not in France. Canada, perhaps, as noted above.

... then there are the regional pronunciations ...

/bien sur/! As in Canada, les Pays Bas, etc.

New question:

When does local pronunciation of a geographical feature or man made ones
such as streets and building become "right"?

When the original namers die or become a scant minority.


Extra points: Same for family names of foreign origin.

Bonus bonus: Guess how the inhabitants of Marseilles, IL pronounce their
town's name; same for Paris, Maine, and LaJolla, CAL.

Not Pare-ee I'll bet
La-Hoya

On 2007-10-12 19:56:57 -0700, Paul Furman said:

John McWilliams wrote:
Alan Browne wrote:
Paul Furman wrote:
Alan Browne wrote:
Paul Furman wrote:

Care to try pronouncing Duboce Street?
:-)
(doo BOZE)

More like doo-botch but with a very soft 't'.

Thanks, I figured it's French and we'd be saying it wrong.

I think it's French, so the pronunciation would be close to what I put
above; Italians would lean more to the "BOZE" sound or "doo-Bodje"

Not in France. Canada, perhaps, as noted above.

... then there are the regional pronunciations ...

/bien sur/! As in Canada, les Pays Bas, etc.

New question:

When does local pronunciation of a geographical feature or man made
ones such as streets and building become "right"?

When the original namers die or become a scant minority.


Extra points: Same for family names of foreign origin.

Bonus bonus: Guess how the inhabitants of Marseilles, IL pronounce
their town's name; same for Paris, Maine, and LaJolla, CAL.

Not Pare-ee I'll bet
La-Hoya

I briefly lived in Calais, ME and the locals find it hilarious when
someone pronounces it like the one in France. They say it like "cal-us."
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"John McWilliams" wrote in message
...

When does local pronunciation of a geographical feature or man made ones
such as streets and building become "right"?

Extra points: Same for family names of foreign origin.

Bonus bonus: Guess how the inhabitants of Marseilles, IL pronounce their
town's name; same for Paris, Maine, and LaJolla, CAL.

==
john mcwilliams
It's prounnced right when the inhabitants say it's right. ie: YOU-stin,
Texas or HOW-stin st, NY. or par-EE,or main, or luh- HOI-uh. I
think. Bob Hickey

hickster11 wrote:
"John McWilliams" wrote in message
...
When does local pronunciation of a geographical feature or man made ones
such as streets and building become "right"?

Extra points: Same for family names of foreign origin.

Bonus bonus: Guess how the inhabitants of Marseilles, IL pronounce their
town's name; same for Paris, Maine, and LaJolla, CAL.

==
john mcwilliams
It's prounnced right when the inhabitants say it's right. ie: YOU-stin,
Texas or HOW-stin st, NY. or par-EE,or main, or luh- HOI-uh. I
think. Bob Hickey


The correct answer as to Paris, Maine is "pear-iss".

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john mcwilliams

"John McWilliams" wrote in message
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hickster11 wrote:
"John McWilliams" wrote in message
...
When does local pronunciation of a geographical feature or man made ones
such as streets and building become "right"?

Extra points: Same for family names of foreign origin.

Bonus bonus: Guess how the inhabitants of Marseilles, IL pronounce their
town's name; same for Paris, Maine, and LaJolla, CAL.

==
john mcwilliams
It's prounnced right when the inhabitants say it's right. ie: YOU-stin,
Texas or HOW-stin st, NY. or par-EE,or main, or luh- HOI-uh.
I
think. Bob Hickey

I disagree with this....There is a county in Northern California named, "Del
Norte" - I believe this means "of the North" in Spanish. It is pronounced
"del-nor-tay" in Spanish......But the idiots who live there pronounce it
"del-nort" (to rhyme with snort) This is an atrocious mispronunciation of a
beautiful name in what is perhaps the most beautiful language spoken
anywhere today. It makes me cringe whenever I hear it. - I wonder why the
residents do it, and I am glad that I do not live there just because of it.

"That_Rich" wrote in message

The crew stopped at a restaurant and after
ordering he asked the waitress to s l o w l y say for him
the name of this place... she gave him a strange look and slowly
uttered.....

...... D a i r y Q u e e n

RP©

LOL! - If I lived in Del Norte county, I would rather pronounce it "Dairy
Queen" than the way the residents pronounce it.........

"Pudentame" wrote in message
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John McWilliams wrote:


New question:

When does local pronunciation of a geographical feature or man made ones
such as streets and building become "right"?

When you're in that local area. It's your street, you can call it what you
want and pronounce it any way you want.

Right. That's why I pronounce, "Del Norte County" in Northern California,
"Dairy Queen County"......