Pronunciation

[macwilkin]

I generally pronounce it like a Yankee would - New Orleens - even though I know better.

We all have our cross to bear, I suppose! :mrgreen:

I wouldn't do it around a Nawleans native, though...kinda like pronouncing pecan as "peekan" or misprouncing Des Moines (De Moine) around Iowans.

Cheers,

Todd

[GMan]

To throw a damper in it, THE BIG EASY

[starbkjrus]

I grew up in South Carolina and we always pronouced it N'wawrlins. For us there is no "R" in Charles (It's Chahhhhls) but we kept the "R" in New Orleans. These days I use the same pronunciation but drop the "R" sound.

[ByDand]

I don't call it, it calls me....the food, the people, the music, the fun etc...

I love visitng the place and eating, eating, eating

[tp_magill]

Got it in one!

You should have heard all the variant pronunciations of New Orleans before I said the right answer.

Living just over the river from Kentucky, we do that same thing with Louisville:

How do you pronounce the capital of Kentucky: Lewis-ville or Louie-ville?









Frankfort!

[GlassMan]

The silliest one I've ever dealt with is New Haven, Ct. Seems like there's no way to mangle that. Yet, students at Yale from around the world almost all place the emphasis on "New" while locals place the emphasis on "Haven." Try it yourself and you'll realize that it actually does sound different and yet it's only a matter of which word is being stressed.