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Wed Apr-02-08 02:12 PM
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Norah Norah Norah.. ask someone how to pronounce names before you blurt them out..
An explosion in Oconomowac (uh-CON-uh-muh-wock)
they are so eager to report it, they have no clue where it is or what's going on:)
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Wed Apr-02-08 02:20 PM
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1. I live near there and I love listening to people try to pronounce it |
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when they aren't familiar with it. She really flubbed it though - many different ways...
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Wed Apr-02-08 02:21 PM
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3. That's why i favor a federal law to rename all places with hard to |
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pronounce names "John." Bryant Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com
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Wed Apr-02-08 02:30 PM
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5. "John" is too hard! It has a silent "h" in it. n/m |
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Wed Apr-02-08 02:27 PM
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4. How on earth are the Baptists going to spin this one? |
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Wed Apr-02-08 02:37 PM
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6. Maybe she needs a phonetic script, like the ones Shit-for-Brains needs. |
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Wed Apr-02-08 02:41 PM
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Forced me to repeat my favorite Oconomowoc Joke (Full Disclosure: It's the only Oconomowoc Joke I know)
So these two FIBS (Fucking Illinois Bastards -- it's a term of endearment up here) are driving down the interstate and they see the exit for Oconomowoc up ahead. They're wondering how it's pronounced, and since it's lunch time, they decide to get off and find something to eat. They find a burger place right off the exit ramp and they go in.
"Can I help you?" the girl behind the counter asks.
"Sure," says on of the FIBS, "But before you take my order, can you tell me where we are? And say it really slowly so I can understand it."
"All right," says the girl. "B-u-u-r-r-g-g-e-e-r-r K-i-i-n-n-g."
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Wed Apr-02-08 02:50 PM
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8. Native American names are typically the hardest for newscasters. |
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We have tons of names around here (Pacific NW) that newscasters flub. Willamette, Yakima, Puyallup, Steilacoom. The latter 2 get messed up even by locals, but I was surprised to hear a newscaster say Willamette wrong on national TV.
But they call Washington "Washington State". I have often wished WA was renamed something Native American, instead of having to be distinguished from DC.
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Wed Apr-02-08 04:34 PM
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We can always tell someone is not a local when they pronounce it Green' Bay with the emphasis on the Green. Everybody knows it is Green Bay' with the emphasis on the Bay.
And then there is Weyauwega.
The native Americans did it on purpose just to see us butcher the names.
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Wed Apr-02-08 04:47 PM
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10. We have the same thing here with Ohio and Ohia, an old adage , |
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you know you're a native if you can pronounce: Bucyrus, Ashtabula, Coshocton etc, etc.
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Wed Apr-02-08 04:51 PM
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11. We have a river in Kansas |
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The arKANSAS river.. newcomers always call it the ARKansaw river :grr:
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