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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: names pronounced strangely #111446 09/21/03 07:43 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 J jmh Pooh-Bah jmh Pooh-Bah J Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 The link above included reference to a few place names that I remember from reading Bill Bryson. In Illinois: Versailles pronounced Versalles Cairo pronounced Care-oh rather than Kyrow Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Names Bobyoungbalt 09/04/03 02:08 AM Re: Names Jackie 09/04/03 02:16 AM Re: Names Buffalo Shrdlu 09/04/03 09:37 AM Re: Names consuelo 09/04/03 09:55 AM Re: Names Faldage 09/04/03 11:12 AM Re: Names WhitmanO'Neill 09/04/03 11:23 AM Re: Names Bean 09/04/03 02:38 PM Re: Names nancyk 09/04/03 10:50 PM Re: Names Zed 09/04/03 11:03 PM Re: Names Bobyoungbalt 09/05/03 01:09 AM Re: Names dodyskin 09/05/03 07:00 PM Re: Names E.E.S 09/05/03 08:33 PM Re: Names Bingley 09/06/03 08:21 AM Re: Names / name refusals belMarduk 09/07/03 02:31 PM Re: Names / name refusals of troy 09/07/03 06:51 PM Re: Names / name refusals Bingley 09/08/03 01:16 AM Re: Names / name refusals of troy 09/08/03 02:53 AM Re: Names JohnHawaii 09/08/03 03:27 AM Re: Featherstonehaux Faldage 09/08/03 10:27 AM Re: Featherstonehaux JohnHawaii 09/08/03 10:18 PM Re: Featherstonehaux Kupatchka 09/18/03 10:30 PM Re: names dodyskin 09/19/03 07:19 AM Re: names AnnaStrophic 09/19/03 12:42 PM Re: names of troy 09/19/03 01:44 PM Re: names Capfka 09/21/03 06:07 AM Re: boroughs, burgs and burghs jmh 09/21/03 07:30 AM Re: names pronounced strangely jmh 09/21/03 07:43 AM Re: names pronounced strangely of troy 09/21/03 11:12 AM Re: names pronounced strangely JohnHawaii 09/21/03 10:31 PM Re: names pronounced strangely beanie 09/30/03 07:09 PM Natchitoches Jackie 09/19/03 11:42 AM Re: Names of troy 09/05/03 10:55 PM Re: Names Zed 09/05/03 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 Topics13,913 Posts229,330 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 1,577 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 31 A C Bowden 15 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,542 wofahulicodoc 10,541 LukeJavan8 9,916 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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