How do you pronounce Fauquier and Louisa? (Virginia)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s pronounced “the boonies” and “middle of nowhere”.

Definitely. Please don’t go there.

[Anonymous]

Op back. FWIW, I do also apparently pronounce “ar-ling-ten” while I can distinctly hear others say “ar-ling-ton”.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Whole story on it.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2004/04/22/a-pronounced-identity/6e3fc860-a5d1-42db-a3e0-ccc849e3b7c5/

Fawquing paywall tho lol

Pay for journalism. Why do you expect it for free?

[Anonymous]

My guess is coming from the French origin it was "Fo-kee-ay" and Anglicized it is "Fah-keer". The county uses the latter.

[Anonymous]

I thought it was Far-Quar, based on the radio. Or is that a different place or street?

[Anonymous]

OP doesn’t understand how to pronounce Louisa? Huh?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Faw- keer
Loo- ee-sa

This.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I thought it was Far-Quar, based on the radio. Or is that a different place or street?

No one says that on the radio.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I thought it was Far-Quar, based on the radio. Or is that a different place or street?

There's a middle school in MCPS that's been in the news lately called Farquhar

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My guess is coming from the French origin it was "Fo-kee-ay" and Anglicized it is "Fah-keer". The county uses the latter.

In French it would be "Faux-qui-err" wouldn't it? I long ay would require an et? But i could be wrong. It's been two decades since i studied French.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My guess is coming from the French origin it was "Fo-kee-ay" and Anglicized it is "Fah-keer". The county uses the latter.

In French it would be "Faux-qui-err" wouldn't it? I long ay would require an et? But i could be wrong. It's been two decades since i studied French.

Who cares that’s not how we pronounce it in VA.

[Anonymous]

I'm french and pronounce them the french way. *shrugs*

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Whole story on it.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2004/04/22/a-pronounced-identity/6e3fc860-a5d1-42db-a3e0-ccc849e3b7c5/

Fawquing paywall tho lol

Pay for journalism. Why do you expect it for free?

Why do you expect to be so heavy all the time instead of loling at funny banter? The Faw was funny

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm french and pronounce them the french way. *shrugs*

I’m sure you don’t look down on Americans who pronounce the S in Tours, either? Or pronounce Reims “Reems”? It’s the “American way”. *shrugs*

[Anonymous]

Law Keer
Low ee sa