Pronounce This Correctly?

25 Dec 2010

We've all probably been to a new place and mispronounced a local word or two. Where I come from is the southwest desert area of the US called Arizona. The two words I've heard mispronounced the most are Tucson and Gila. I'll give you an example of the correct pronunciation and then the common incorrect. Please join in with words that are mispronounced where you come from.

Tucson (pronounced /ˈtuːsɒn/Too-sawn) is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona USA-Many people say ('Tuck-son')

The Gila River (pronounced /ˈhiːlə/; O'odham [Pima]: Keli Akimel or simply Akimel) (an American Indian word) is a tributary of the Colorado River, 650 miles (1,044 kilometers) long, in the southwestern states of New Mexico and Arizona-Many people say ('Gila') : )

Torture the data long enough and they will confess to anything.

26 Dec 2010

when I was 16 and in a Hairdressing salon as a junior apprentise. I a french ladies name wrong. She was called Miss Phuket - I said hello Miss fuckit LOL

The reason for this story is that in Thailand I'm sure people pronounce that place called Phuket the way I did this French lady's surname.

26 Dec 2010

Quote by HoneyBee000
when I was 16 and in a Hairdressing salon as a junior apprentise. I a french ladies name wrong. She was called Miss Phuket - I said hello Miss fuckit LOL

The reason for this story is that in Thailand I'm sure people pronounce that place called Phuket the way I did this French lady's surname.

-names can be tough too : )

Torture the data long enough and they will confess to anything.

29 Dec 2010

How about Versailles?

Hint: if you're from Missouri or Kentucky gotta say "ver sails"

29 Dec 2010

For my German friends here this'll be easy but how about Luneburg?

30 Dec 2010

I live, and was born and bred in Wales, and still can't pronounce half of the places properly, the list would be endless, but here's a few local names for you,
Rhondda, pronounced as "rontha"
Pontypridd :- "pon tee preeth"
Merthyr Tydfill :- merth u (up but remove the P) tidfill,
mastered those yet ?? try this one, lol it is a real place and it IS all one word, google it.

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

30 Dec 2010

Quote by Head
try this one, lol it is a real place and it IS all one word, google it.

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch (pronounced [ˌɬanvairˌpuɬɡwɪ̈nˌɡɪ̈ɬɡoˌɡɛrəˌχwərnˌdrobuɬˌɬantɪ̈ˌsiljoˌɡoɡoˈɡoːχ] is a village and community on the island of Anglesey in Wales, situated on the Menai Strait next to the Britannia Bridge and across the strait from Bangor. The village is best known for its name, the longest place name in Europe and one of the longest place names in the world.

The short form of the village's name is Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, also spelled Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll. It is commonly known as Llanfair PG or Llanfairpwll.

The name means: St Mary's Church (Llanfair) in the hollow (pwll) of the white hazel (gwyngyll) near (goger) the rapid whirlpool (y chwyrndrobwll) and the church of St Tysilio (llantysilio) by the red cave ([a]g ogo goch).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

(listen)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Cy-Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.ogg

very cool thanks : )

Torture the data long enough and they will confess to anything.

30 Dec 2010

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Quote by Head
try this one, lol it is a real place and it IS all one word, google it.

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch (pronounced [ˌɬanvairˌpuɬɡwɪ̈nˌɡɪ̈ɬɡoˌɡɛrəˌχwərnˌdrobuɬˌɬantɪ̈ˌsiljoˌɡoɡoˈɡoːχ] is a village and community on the island of Anglesey in Wales, situated on the Menai Strait next to the Britannia Bridge and across the strait from Bangor. The village is best known for its name, the longest place name in Europe and one of the longest place names in the world.

The short form of the village's name is Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, also spelled Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll. It is commonly known as Llanfair PG or Llanfairpwll.

The name means: St Mary's Church (Llanfair) in the hollow (pwll) of the white hazel (gwyngyll) near (goger) the rapid whirlpool (y chwyrndrobwll) and the church of St Tysilio (llantysilio) by the red cave ([a]g ogo goch).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

(listen)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Cy-Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.ogg

very cool thanks : )

31 Dec 2010

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The Gila River (pronounced /ˈhiːlə/; O'odham [Pima]: Keli Akimel or simply Akimel) (an American Indian word) is a tributary of the Colorado River, 650 miles (1,044 kilometers) long, in the southwestern states of New Mexico and Arizona-Many people say ('Gila') : )

I haven't been out there in several years, but one of my favorite Mexican restaurants ever, is in Gila Bend, AZ.

1 Jan 2011

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The Gila River (pronounced /ˈhiːlə/; O'odham [Pima]: Keli Akimel or simply Akimel) (an American Indian word) is a tributary of the Colorado River, 650 miles (1,044 kilometers) long, in the southwestern states of New Mexico and Arizona-Many people say ('Gila') : )

I haven't been out there in several years, but one of my favorite Mexican restaurants ever, is in Gila Bend, AZ.

goooood mexican food : )

Torture the data long enough and they will confess to anything.

2 Jan 2011

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Quote by shycountryboy
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The Gila River (pronounced /ˈhiːlə/; O'odham [Pima]: Keli Akimel or simply Akimel) (an American Indian word) is a tributary of the Colorado River, 650 miles (1,044 kilometers) long, in the southwestern states of New Mexico and Arizona-Many people say ('Gila') : )

I haven't been out there in several years, but one of my favorite Mexican restaurants ever, is in Gila Bend, AZ.

goooood mexican food : )

Another of my old in that region is Road Forks, NM, just five miles from the AZ border on I-10.

But my best of the west taco award has to go to Plateau, TX. they deep fry their own shells and make the salsa from scratch.
They sell the salsa in mason jars to take home. It has no perservatives, so the longer it sits after opened, the hotter it gets.