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By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 02:00:33 +0000

In NE PA there is a town called Andreas. Pronounced An dreees

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:29:46 +0000

Rose: Wow, those are funky names. Here goes…

Osoyoos – aw-suh-yooz
Ucluelet – you-clue-let
Esquimalt – esky-malt
Tsawwassen – t’sah-wha-sin
Squamish – skwah-mish
Sooke – suh-keh
Nanaimo – nuh-nai-mo

By: Rose

Rose — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 07:40:11 +0000

Oh wait, I also have some city name toughies for you!

Osoyoos, Ucluelet, Esquimalt, Tsawwassen, Squamish, Sooke, Nanaimo.

…Always wondered if it’s true that only people from BC know how to pronounce these names :P

By: Rose

Rose — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 07:37:29 +0000

Vera, Mason Headley, and proselytize were all words I apparently pronounce(d) wrong.

Awry, Versailles, and Haggin Hall = victory for Rose!

By: Meg

Meg — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:34:32 +0000

Hmm, I’ve always pronounced “Vera” as VAIR-uh, same as you. Or maybe I alternate between the two pronunciations, I don’t know; I’ve never actually known of anyone named Vera except for Vera Wang. I guess I can deal with Haggin (yay for creative pronunciation?), and I can see how “Headley” could be HEED-ly if you ignore the actual pronunciation of “head,” but ver-SALES? No, I absolutely refuse to pronounce it any way other than the right way. ;) Couldn’t they have just changed the spelling to Versales or Versayles?

By: cicada

cicada — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:59:34 +0000

Chalybeate, the name of a small community in my area, has bugged me for years. Local residents pronounce it with two syllables as ‘klee-bet’.

Merriam-Webster shows four syllables in the pronunciation: cha-ly-be-ate.

I guess saying it with four syllables became too much to spit out at one time.

By: Trin

Trin — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:54:07 +0000

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By: Holly

Holly — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:27:17 +0000

Ahahah, pronunciation confuses the heck out of me sometimes, even with words which are English to begin with! o.O

By: Lorina

Lorina — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 20:43:24 +0000

Headley

Well, in all fairness, “read” is pronounced both as “red” and “reed”, so I guess that would make a little bit of sense.

The Versailles thing is definitely annoying, though I can’t say I ever use the word outside of its French context. And, rest assured, I’m pretty sure Vera Wang is pronounced “Vair-ah Wang” :P

By: Andrea

Andrea — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 20:23:56 +0000

There is a place called North Versailles in PA, pronounced as ver-sales, and it drives me crazy. I hate pronouncing different words, because I always end up sounding like an idiot.

By: kathy

kathy — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:47:09 +0000

proselytize: v., to scare the devil out of someone
(jk!)