How to pronounce “Sligo”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This always drives me nuts about Fauquier County, VA. But we are forced to pronounce it the way they do.

Americans will never truly be free!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s Slee-go. I live in the area and that’s how all of us pronounce it

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This always drives me nuts about Fauquier County, VA. But we are forced to pronounce it the way they do.

How do you think Fauquier is supposed to be pronounced?

Fo-kee-ay. The proper French pronunciation. Not Faw-keer, like a hick. The residence hall at William and Mary uses the proper pronunciation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s Slee-go. I live in the area and that’s how all of us pronounce it

I live in the area and all of us pronounce it Sly-go.

[Anonymous]

I had this same question when I moved here and everyone teased me for even asking! I thought it could be

Slee-go
Sly-go
Sli-go (as in “hit”)

Other things I noticed around here- East West Highway is a pretty boring street name

Hillandale is awful! Like, over Hill and Dale? Ugh

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s Slee-go. I live in the area and that’s how all of us pronounce it

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I lived on Sligo Ave for 5 years. Everyone said Sly-go.

[Anonymous]

I live off Sligo Creek and my father is from County Sligo in Ireland and I’ve never heard it as anything other than Sly-go. Pronounced the same. My father is tickled by it.

[Anonymous]

Slee go

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This always drives me nuts about Fauquier County, VA. But we are forced to pronounce it the way they do.

How do you think Fauquier is supposed to be pronounced?

Fo-kee-ay. The proper French pronunciation. Not Faw-keer, like a hick. The residence hall at William and Mary uses the proper pronunciation.

Incorrect. Fauquier was English, not French. He was a colonial governor, which is why that dorm is named after him.

I am old. I lived in the Botetourt Complex in the early 80s. People asked about the different pronunciation. And the story told to us was that they had been pronouncing it “Faw-keer” until some young male college students started answering the phones “F**k here.” So the school decided to change the pronunciation of the dorm name to avoid that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s Slee-go. I live in the area and that’s how all of us pronounce it

In Silver Spring? I've lived in the surrounding area for 30 years and have known many dozens of people who live in the area of Sligo Creek. I have worked in the area and I have literally never once in 30 years heard anyone who pronounced it Slee-go unless they were a recent transplant and just hadn't learned it yet.

I would guess when you say you live in the area, you mean somewhere other than the state of Maryland.

[Anonymous]

I've lived in Silver Spring for over 20 years and have never heard the Slee-go pronunciation. I thought the OP was trolling. The bus even says Sly-go when it crosses Sligo Creek Parkway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s Slee-go. I live in the area and that’s how all of us pronounce it

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-1. No, we don't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This always drives me nuts about Fauquier County, VA. But we are forced to pronounce it the way they do.

How do you think Fauquier is supposed to be pronounced?

Fo-kee-ay. The proper French pronunciation. Not Faw-keer, like a hick. The residence hall at William and Mary uses the proper pronunciation.

Incorrect. Fauquier was English, not French. He was a colonial governor, which is why that dorm is named after him.

I am old. I lived in the Botetourt Complex in the early 80s. People asked about the different pronunciation. And the story told to us was that they had been pronouncing it “Faw-keer” until some young male college students started answering the phones “F**k here.” So the school decided to change the pronunciation of the dorm name to avoid that.

Actually his Dad was French. “ Fauquier was born in England. His father, Dr. John Francis Fauquier, a French Huguenot born in Clairac, Lot-&-Garonne France, relocated to Britain where he worked as a financial agent and deputy master of the mint, where he worked under Sir Isaac Newton. “

[Anonymous]

I grew up in Silver Spring and we always referred it as Slee-go. The people who are saying Slygo must be from Virginia or somewhere else

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I grew up in Silver Spring and we always referred it as Slee-go. The people who are saying Slygo must be from Virginia or somewhere else

You also say "warsh," so there's that.