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Mon Feb-23-09 10:31 AM
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Is "Potomac" really hard to pronounce? |
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To me, I've lived near the Potomac River most of my life so I've never had any trouble. But everytime I order my meds from the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, they stumble upon the address I have it sent to (North Potomac). Maybe its a midwest thing. Dunno. Its just weird. :shrug:
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Mon Feb-23-09 10:33 AM
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1. Maybe you should just say West Gaithersburg........ |
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'cause that's what North Potomac REALLY is.......
What do they do, spell it Patowmic?
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Mon Feb-23-09 10:52 AM
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3. No they stumble over the pronunciation |
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Call it Poto-MAC..emphasis on last syllable instead of po-TO-mac.
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Mon Feb-23-09 12:04 PM
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8. I'm from the midwest and I've never heard anyone |
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mispronounce Potomac. But we don't talk about it much.
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Mon Feb-23-09 01:38 PM
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12. I thought it was puh-TO-mac |
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Mon Feb-23-09 02:53 PM
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I've always heard it as almost Pa-TO-mac though. Could be a region pronounciation though. You are a carpetbagger remember?
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Mon Feb-23-09 10:37 AM
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2. I'm from Minnesota and have never had trouble saying Potomac. |
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Mon Feb-23-09 10:53 AM
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4. What is the root of the word? Anybody know? I thought either it was the name of an Indian tribe |
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or derived from the Greek word 'Potamus', which means 'river'.
Anybody know? :shrug:
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Mon Feb-23-09 10:54 AM
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5. Pretty sure its an Indian tribe. |
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Mon Feb-23-09 01:52 PM
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Mon Feb-23-09 11:00 AM
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6. You can rag on our "Potomac" when you correctly pronouce "Wayzata" and "Shakopee" |
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Mon Feb-23-09 01:46 PM
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13. Goddamn right! And throw "Edina" in that list too! |
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Mon Feb-23-09 02:52 PM
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the female genitalia? :evilgrin:
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Mon Feb-23-09 12:08 PM
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9. Try getting people to pronounce Ypsilanti correctly |
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Potomac is a piece of cake next to that. And there are some, too, who are convinced that Ann Arbor is Ann Harbor.
I guess if you don't hear Potomac every day, it can be tough. Not to this midwesterner but maybe to others.
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Mon Feb-23-09 01:23 PM
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10. People had that problem with our "El Camino Real" |
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they would say the last word as "Real" when you say "Ree-Al"
It's the Spanish translation of "The King's Highway" like they have back east.
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Mon Feb-23-09 01:26 PM
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11. Mainlanders should not be allowed to drive on our Likelike Highway |
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"LEE-kay-LEE-kay", not "Like-Like"! :dunce:
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Mon Feb-23-09 01:59 PM
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Puʻuhonua O Hōnaunau
Tourists get to the first syllables then give up in frustration.
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Mon Feb-23-09 02:02 PM
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16. Mom always says she gets lost |
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'cause "all the street names start with a 'K'". :eyes:
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Mon Feb-23-09 04:38 PM
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And we live about 7 miles from Potomac.
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