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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Names #111424 09/04/2003 10:50 PM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 508 Metro Detroit (MI) nancyk addict nancyk addict Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 508 Metro Detroit (MI) Some Detroit-area street names that often throw non-natives: Gratiot - pronounced GRA-shit, not GRA-ti-ot Livernois - LI-ver-noy, not LI-ver-noiz Goethe - GO-thi (sorry, German-speakers) Schoenerr - SHAY-ner And of course di-TROYT, not DEE-troyt or day-TWAH I'm sure there are others, but they don't come to mind right now. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Names Bobyoungbalt 09/04/2003 2:08 AM Re: Names Jackie 09/04/2003 2:16 AM Re: Names Buffalo Shrdlu 09/04/2003 9:37 AM Re: Names consuelo 09/04/2003 9:55 AM Re: Names Faldage 09/04/2003 11:12 AM Re: Names WhitmanO'Neill 09/04/2003 11:23 AM Re: Names Bean 09/04/2003 2:38 PM Re: Names nancyk 09/04/2003 10:50 PM Re: Names Zed 09/04/2003 11:03 PM Re: Names Bobyoungbalt 09/05/2003 1:09 AM Re: Names dodyskin 09/05/2003 7:00 PM Re: Names E.E.S 09/05/2003 8:33 PM Re: Names Bingley 09/06/2003 8:21 AM Re: Names / name refusals belMarduk 09/07/2003 2:31 PM Re: Names / name refusals of troy 09/07/2003 6:51 PM Re: Names / name refusals Bingley 09/08/2003 1:16 AM Re: Names / name refusals of troy 09/08/2003 2:53 AM Re: Names JohnHawaii 09/08/2003 3:27 AM Re: Featherstonehaux Faldage 09/08/2003 10:27 AM Re: Featherstonehaux JohnHawaii 09/08/2003 10:18 PM Re: Featherstonehaux Kupatchka 09/18/2003 10:30 PM Re: names dodyskin 09/19/2003 7:19 AM Re: names AnnaStrophic 09/19/2003 12:42 PM Re: names of troy 09/19/2003 1:44 PM Re: names Capfka 09/21/2003 6:07 AM Re: boroughs, burgs and burghs jmh 09/21/2003 7:30 AM Re: names pronounced strangely jmh 09/21/2003 7:43 AM Re: names pronounced strangely of troy 09/21/2003 11:12 AM Re: names pronounced strangely JohnHawaii 09/21/2003 10:31 PM Re: names pronounced strangely beanie 09/30/2003 7:09 PM Natchitoches Jackie 09/19/2003 11:42 AM Re: Names of troy 09/05/2003 10:55 PM Re: Names Zed 09/05/2003 11:14 PM Moderated by  Jackie  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... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,267 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 26 A C Bowden 6 Wood Delivery 1 Trusted Roofing 1 John Fox 1 Tony Hood 1 Forix Richard 1 John Flex 1 handymanhome 1 JerryC 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,127 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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