Brazilian Portuguese can be tricky. The 'R' in Rio is halfway to an 'H'. On Jan 2, 2014, at 8:33 PM, Carol wrote:
> I live in Orion, Illinois, which is due east of Milan and north of Rio, none > of which are pronounced correctly. Orion used to be pronounced correctly > since it was named for the constellation, but over the years the residents > changed it (it was Deanington before it became Orion). I guess Midwesterners > like to put the accent on the first syllable no matter what. > Carol > > > >> On Jan 2, 2014, at 8:10 PM, "Mike Palij" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> On Thu, 02 Jan 2014 17:21:29 -0800, Ken Steele wrote: >>> >>> To continue the dialect fun, there is a town/section/greater-metropolitan >>> whatever/ that is just west of Asheville, NC, that is spelled Leicester. >>> >>> You will know the locally-correct pronuciation if you are from Worcester, >>> MA. >>> Ken >> >> LESS-tur >> See: >> http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/107629/ >> >> But in Massachusetts it is pronounced: >> LESS-TAH >> See: >> http://www.worcestermass.com/pronounce/worcestercounty.shtml#leicester >> >> Not to be confused with the British pronunciation; see: >> http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=leicester&submit=Submit >> >> And for some incredibly superior British attitude, see: >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWKiBW49DaE >> >> And though the above is about herbs I'll just say nuts to the speaker. >> >>> PS - I can't compete in Mike P's contest because I have been to the >>> NYC Houston St. >> >> Can you believe that they left out Katz's delicatessen as one of the >> landmarks on Houston Street? What chutzpah! >> >> -Mike Palij >> New York University >> [email protected] Paul Brandon Emeritus Professor of Psychology Minnesota State University, Mankato [email protected] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=32390 or send a blank email to leave-32390-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
