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Page 4 of 4 < 1 2 3 4 Topic Options #111447 - 09/21/03 07:12 AM Re: names pronounced strangely of troy Carpal Tunnel Registered: 10/17/00 Posts: 5400 Loc: rego park in Nothern NH there is Milan -said my LAN, (not mill-an) and Berlin -said BURE lyn (in both cases, two very clean sylabils, not a single one) _________________________ my other obsession Top #111448 - 09/21/03 06:31 PM Re: names pronounced strangely JohnHawaii member Registered: 01/17/03 Posts: 171 Loc: Hawaii, USA Shortly after I arrived in Hawaii, I went to City Hall to ask directions to the Department of Motor Vehicles. I was told it was on "Camphor" Highway. Odd Hawaiian name, I thought. Not odd if you're a local and you know that the DMV is on Kamehameha Four Highway (Kam IV), named after the old King himself. Top #111449 - 09/30/03 03:09 PM Re: names pronounced strangely beanie stranger Registered: 05/01/00 Posts: 24 In Virginia, the town of Buena Vista is pronounced (prepare to shudder) Byoona Vista. The town of Onego is pronounced ONE-GO. In NC, the village of Valle Crucis is pronounced Valley Crews. Top Page 4 of 4 < 1 2 3 4 Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview Hop to: General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) (Old) Weekly themes. (have been consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Moderator:  Jackie  Print Topic Switch to Threaded Mode View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts Forum Stats 8419 Members 16 Forums 13686 Topics 209709 Posts Max Online: 3341 @ 12/09/11 02:15 PM Newest Members Stephen A, fgjhgjk, Nora Francis, sabosophie, Lore Lorena 8419 Registered Users Who's Online 1 registered (Buffalo Shrdlu), 43 Guests and 3 Spiders online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters (30 Days) LukeJavan8 83 jenny jenny 66 wofahulicodoc 46 endymion6 44 BranShea 35 Rhubarb Commando 27 Buffalo Shrdlu 19 Faldage 17 Jackie 16 zmjezhd 15 May Su M Tu W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

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