tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-520722212603568723.post8190336019494686132..comments2024-03-18T00:54:30.669-04:00Comments on @Charlotte: What's the most mispronounced name in Charlotte?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-520722212603568723.post-36176413429562895642019-09-27T04:35:44.691-04:002019-09-27T04:35:44.691-04:00re bonjour,
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Any attitude was perceived by you....@anonymous 2:10<br />Any attitude was perceived by you. I would have said that to you with a completely straight face.FlyGracefullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17266353282818430314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-520722212603568723.post-40545112570572454502010-12-20T22:44:28.802-05:002010-12-20T22:44:28.802-05:00Anon 9:21
The "Po-lease" wants to axe yo...Anon 9:21<br />The "Po-lease" wants to axe you sum qwestyuns bout yo bidness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-520722212603568723.post-82009950770556416622010-12-20T21:37:07.550-05:002010-12-20T21:37:07.550-05:00Fuqua! To some Northerners, it seems profane.Fuqua! To some Northerners, it seems profane.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-520722212603568723.post-51834233953197735532010-12-20T21:21:23.713-05:002010-12-20T21:21:23.713-05:00Is it "police" or "Po-lease"?Is it "police" or "Po-lease"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-520722212603568723.post-23686655353147853032010-12-20T19:58:19.674-05:002010-12-20T19:58:19.674-05:00Anonymous, if you're so disgruntled with us, f...Anonymous, if you're so disgruntled with us, feel free to go home. I doubt you're being held here against your will. Every region has pronunciations that don't make sense to newcomers.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265894414648930120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-520722212603568723.post-14645636134317300392010-12-20T19:52:04.919-05:002010-12-20T19:52:04.919-05:00Who cares how it is pronounced here? However it...Who cares how it is pronounced here? However it's pronounced here would be different than THE REST OF THE COUNTRY! Who wants to sound like an ignorant hick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-520722212603568723.post-91921935634140127702010-12-20T19:39:57.822-05:002010-12-20T19:39:57.822-05:00I'm a native and my family has been here for g...I'm a native and my family has been here for generations... maybe I can help with a few of these. Anon 5:31, it's BROOK-shur, and Anon 6:18, it's MACK-alway. Aviatorguy, Stallings is traditionally pronounced STALL-ings, as in "stallion" or the man's name "Al." Hope that helps! Welcome, transplants... hope you didn't come here to get warm!Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265894414648930120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-520722212603568723.post-90845660617616345122010-12-20T18:52:03.393-05:002010-12-20T18:52:03.393-05:00I, too, was corrected by the locals a lot when I m...I, too, was corrected by the locals a lot when I moved to Charlotte many, many years ago. Coming from a town that ended in the word “ville,” it was hard to get used to having to pronounce it “vul” like Moores-vul or States-vul. <br /><br />To this day I still haven’t figured out if the town of Stallings in pronounced St-ALL--ings or St-AL-lings. I always hear it both ways.aviatorguynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-520722212603568723.post-27604355327630810682010-12-20T18:18:41.566-05:002010-12-20T18:18:41.566-05:00How about McAlway Rd? Is it McALL-way or MACKAL-wa...How about McAlway Rd? Is it McALL-way or MACKAL-way?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-520722212603568723.post-16203727407703030512010-12-20T17:40:43.372-05:002010-12-20T17:40:43.372-05:00Cherryville = Chur-ville
Rutherfordton = Ruff-ton
...Cherryville = Chur-ville<br />Rutherfordton = Ruff-ton<br /><br />Those two will certainly separate the newcomers from the longtimers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-520722212603568723.post-32641625813781578912010-12-20T17:31:15.704-05:002010-12-20T17:31:15.704-05:00The Brookshire Freeway. Is it 2 or 3 syllables? ...The Brookshire Freeway. Is it 2 or 3 syllables? Brook-sure or Brook-shy-ur?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-520722212603568723.post-71920791613383651832010-12-20T16:55:29.850-05:002010-12-20T16:55:29.850-05:00Is it bathroom or bafroom?Is it bathroom or bafroom?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-520722212603568723.post-21147425890083711392010-12-20T16:40:24.476-05:002010-12-20T16:40:24.476-05:00Meshugana.
As in:
"That meshugana woman, Su...Meshugana.<br /><br />As in:<br /><br />"That meshugana woman, Sue Myrick!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-520722212603568723.post-44290370782406132402010-12-20T16:21:13.795-05:002010-12-20T16:21:13.795-05:00I dare you to say "Albemarle"I dare you to say "Albemarle"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-520722212603568723.post-63761492809887976482010-12-20T16:10:10.948-05:002010-12-20T16:10:10.948-05:00It's not the mispronunciations by newcomers th...It's not the mispronunciations by newcomers that drive me nuts nearly as much as the voice overs on local TV commercials where I hear 'CAHNkurd' or 'SAALLSbury'. If your company's announcer can't even pronounce the name of the city the 'local' way, why on earth should I shop there??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-520722212603568723.post-55066606010210775432010-12-20T15:51:03.719-05:002010-12-20T15:51:03.719-05:00Derita, pronounced "dur-EYE-duh", threw ...Derita, pronounced "dur-EYE-duh", threw me at first. Also, DeArmon Road should be "dee-AHR-mun", not "DEER-mun". The road signs will confuse you if you don't know better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-520722212603568723.post-37410370492285456702010-12-20T15:42:26.181-05:002010-12-20T15:42:26.181-05:00You can ALWAYS tell when a newscaster is new to th...You can ALWAYS tell when a newscaster is new to the area by the way they pronounce Derita.<br />Der-ita is the way the we say it, but "new to the area" folks say "Der-rita"AUGGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13598101874988090865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-520722212603568723.post-85746751853733421572010-12-20T15:39:24.050-05:002010-12-20T15:39:24.050-05:002:10, the Reas were early settlers of Mecklenburg ...2:10, the Reas were early settlers of Mecklenburg in the mid 18th century. <br /><br />I think that pronunciation-"ray"- must come over from Scotland. <br /><br />Anyway, that's how it's always been pronounced around here.<br /><br />Thanks for asking! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-520722212603568723.post-78775869087912712452010-12-20T15:35:49.319-05:002010-12-20T15:35:49.319-05:00Bobby @2:45, good explanation.
You might be a nat...Bobby @2:45, good explanation.<br /><br />You might be a native! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-520722212603568723.post-62621922164446924852010-12-20T15:29:23.942-05:002010-12-20T15:29:23.942-05:00There are so many mispronounciations, and they all...There are so many mispronounciations, and they all drive me crazy. You can tell the tv news media are all from somewhere else by the way they constantly mispronounce everything. It makes me cringe. Even worse, one meteorologist said that it was "chilly" this morning. You're from up North, aren't ya? Yeah, I thought so. It's not "chilly." It's COLD!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-520722212603568723.post-69785635863830137372010-12-20T15:18:50.385-05:002010-12-20T15:18:50.385-05:00The town of Cashiers, up in the mountains. Looks ...The town of Cashiers, up in the mountains. Looks like the plural of the word used to describe a person behind a cash register, but the locals pronounce it as if the I was not in the word. I.e. cashers, sounds like mashers.hiprhymenoreply@blogger.com