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I used to work with a woman who would frequently tell us that her son lived in Cally-phone-ia, and that her was an arty-tech.
(That's "architect", for those not skilled in Ada Speech. )
As to Oregon, I believe that the pronunciation favored by your mother may have been age-related. Virtually every person I have ever known who was born prior to the 1940s pronounced Oregon as Orry-gone.
My father, born in 1921, did not--because he was stationed there in WWII prior to going overseas. He taught us the correct pronunciation.
I hear "ashphalt" a lot for "asphalt" and it drives me nuts. And I hear it a lot--I work with engineers, and it amazes me how many of THEM mispronounce asphalt.
My father, born in 1921, did not--because he was stationed there in WWII prior to going overseas. He taught us the correct pronunciation.
IMHO, your father was the exception to the rule for his generation, and--more than likely--that was as a result of being stationed in Oregon.
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Originally Posted by Mightyqueen801
I hear "ashphalt" a lot for "asphalt" and it drives me nuts. And I hear it a lot--I work with engineers, and it amazes me how many of THEM mispronounce asphalt.
Yup!
That one also drives me nuts.
When I was a kid, the landlord of our building spoke of "ashphault", but then again, he mispronounced a whole litany of words.
He parked his car at "the curve" (curb), was careful about avoiding "the medium" in the middle of the road (median), and when he went to Jersey City, he usually drove on "Communy-prawl" Avenue. (The name is actually Communipaw, a fine old Dutch word.)
The funniest incident resulting from his fractured pronunciations had to do with him patching the ceiling in one of our rooms.
He announced that he would be back the following day to put "Sparkle" (Spackle) on the ceiling.
As a young child, I was very disappointed when I looked at the ceiling after he patched it, and it didn't...sparkle.
...when he went to Jersey City, he usually drove on "Communy-prawl" Avenue. (The name is actually Communipaw, a fine old Dutch word.)
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That reminds me of the pronunciation of one of Memphis' main thoroughfares, Poplar Avenue. A poplar is a kind of tree. A popular tree maybe since some call it Popular Avenue.
That reminds me of the pronunciation of one of Memphis' main thoroughfares, Poplar Avenue. A poplar is a kind of tree. A popular tree maybe since some call it Popular Avenue.
I can tell you that this pronunciation of "poplar" is not limited to Memphis.
An elderly relative of mine--who always lived in NY or NJ--pronounced it the same way.
I used to work with a woman who would frequently tell us that her son lived in Cally-phone-ia, and that her was an arty-tech.
(That's "architect", for those not skilled in Ada Speech. )
As to Oregon, I believe that the pronunciation favored by your mother may have been age-related.
Virtually every person I have ever known who was born prior to the 1940s pronounced Oregon as Orry-gone.
Don't know which is worse, "arty-tech" or "archie-tec-t" as this guy I know says it. No sense in trying to correct him because he is always right.
My dad was born in 1933 and pronounced Oregon correctly, as did all my siblings. Mom just never caught on that she was in the wrong.
I visited Oregon when I was a teen and my friend asked me how I pronounced it... I passed the test and was allowed to stay and visit for three weeks.
This one cracked me up! I want to get an erogenous Zestimate corrected
I told him he's getting too excited about this real estate business
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