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TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your Name

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I have a German surname, but my family changed the pronunciation to sound lest German during WWII so now Germans pronounce it "wrong" and no one else can pronounce it at all.

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I read most of my news, so it took about a month to realize the VP candidates last name was pronounced “Walls,” so you’re among company.

I’m from Connecticut, which has a town called Berlin, pronounced BURR-lun (/‘bərlən/). That , like the pronunciation of many German-origin names, was changed during WWII, but it’s basically a shibboleth for locals now, like Houston Street.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm in Indiana and half of our place names are pronounced incorrectly.

Ver-sayles (Versailles)
Rooshaville (Russiaville)
Pee-ru (Peru) Kay-roh (Cairo)

And, of course, we're the home of the University of Note'r Daym.

[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Saint Louis would like some words:

Bellefontaine (BELL-fountain)

Cabanne (CAB-a-knee)

Chouteau (SHOW-toe)

Carondelet (kron-duh-let)

Cote Brilliante (coat BRILL-yunt)

DeTonty (duh-TON-tee)

Dougherty Ferry (DOOR-uh-tee ferry)

DeBaliviere (duh-BALL-uh-ver)

Goethe (GO-thee)

Gravois (GRAV-oy)

Gratiot (GRASH-it)

Hodiamont (HOAD-uh-mont)

Juniata (june-ee-AH-tuh)

Kossuth (KOSS-ooth)

Laclede (lah-CLEED)

Spoede (SPAY-dee)

Tesson Ferry (TESS-on ferry)

Zumbehl (ZUM-bull)

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Sounds like L.A., where they like to mispronounce every Spanish name and half the names are in Spanish.

Like Lows Feel-iz (Los Feliz)

[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago

Yup, we also add French and German in the mix!