Re: have i just overread something
Posted by: Anonymous User (---.dalect01.va.comcast.net)
Date: July 31, 2003 09:37AM
Duh Moyn of course ;-)
And Spokane, Washington is Spo (like spoke) - Can (not Kane or Cahn)
Pierre, South Dakota is pronounce Peer not Pee air
Illinois is pronounced Ill-uh-noy not Ill-i-noyce
Milan, Washington is pronounced My - lin not Meelahn
Chattaroy, Washington is chatter - roy (my hometown)
Cheney, Washington is Chee-Knee not Chay knee like everyone seems to think the Vice President's name is pronounced. He has said repeatedly how it should be said, but not even Dubya says it right, but then again, he can't say 'nuclear' either....
Moscow, Idaho is pronounced Moss- ko not Moss-Cow like Russia
Helena, Montana is pronounced Helen - a not Hell ay na
Pocatello, Idaho is pronounced Poke - a - tell- uh
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho is pronounced Core duh Layne not coor de Lenn like it would be in French (it's one of the biggest cities in Idaho and is known as the former mining hub of the Pacific Northwest - it means Heart of the Awl)
Boise, Idaho is Boyz-ee not Bwa-zzz like you'd think it would be in French.
We Americans love to bastardize French names, can ya tell? Then add all the Native American (Indian) names and it's a BIG mess
PS, can you tell where I grew up??
just remembered another good one...
Sequim, Washington (near Seattle) is pronounced "Skwim"
Snoqualmie pretty much sounds like it looks...Snow-kwalm-ee and it's the name of a mountain pass on I90 between Seattle and Spokane :) I've always just loved the word. I think it's pretty and descriptive
Post Edited (07-31-03 10:42)