Anonymous
Post 02/28/2024 23:28     Subject: How do you pronounce Fauquier and Louisa? (Virginia)
It’s pronounced “the boonies” and “middle of nowhere”.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2024 23:16     Subject: How do you pronounce Fauquier and Louisa? (Virginia)
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You’re both wrong on Fauquier. It’s Fah-keer. My DH is a Fhs Grad.


You mean like: “f*ck here”?? Are you sure? That’s horrible.


LOL thanks for the laugh!
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2024 23:11     Subject: How do you pronounce Fauquier and Louisa? (Virginia)
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
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2024 23:08     Subject: How do you pronounce Fauquier and Louisa? (Virginia)
Whole story on it.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2004/04/22/a-pronounced-identity/6e3fc860-a5d1-42db-a3e0-ccc849e3b7c5/
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2024 23:04     Subject: Re:How do you pronounce Fauquier and Louisa? (Virginia)
I say fawk-year.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2024 22:55     Subject: How do you pronounce Fauquier and Louisa? (Virginia)
Eat here, sleep here, Fauquier.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2024 22:36     Subject: How do you pronounce Fauquier and Louisa? (Virginia)
Anonymous wrote:You’re both wrong on Fauquier. It’s Fah-keer. My DH is a Fhs Grad.


You mean like: “f*ck here”?? Are you sure? That’s horrible.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2024 22:35     Subject: How do you pronounce Fauquier and Louisa? (Virginia)
Anonymous wrote:There is a dorm at William and Mary named “Fauquier” and there it is pronounced “Fo-kee-ay” but agree that the county is faw-keer.


The dorm was originally pronounced properly, which really is “faw-keer.” But then students answered the phone replacing the “faw” with a “fuh” and so the administration came up with a new, less obscene, pronunciation.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2024 22:27     Subject: How do you pronounce Fauquier and Louisa? (Virginia)
Fak-yier
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2024 22:25     Subject: How do you pronounce Fauquier and Louisa? (Virginia)
I have heard fawk-queer. I hope that isn't right.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2024 22:09     Subject: How do you pronounce Fauquier and Louisa? (Virginia)
There is a dorm at William and Mary named “Fauquier” and there it is pronounced “Fo-kee-ay” but agree that the county is faw-keer.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2024 22:05     Subject: How do you pronounce Fauquier and Louisa? (Virginia)
Y’all should listen to WTOP more often. The traffic reports will teach you how to pronounce things properly.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2024 22:01     Subject: How do you pronounce Fauquier and Louisa? (Virginia)
You’re both wrong on Fauquier. It’s Fah-keer. My DH is a Fhs Grad.
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2024 21:58     Subject: How do you pronounce Fauquier and Louisa? (Virginia)
Faw- keer
Loo- ee-sa
Anonymous
Post 02/28/2024 21:56     Subject: How do you pronounce Fauquier and Louisa? (Virginia)
Roadtripping took us down into Virginia today. This is when I realized Marylander DH and I (DC native) pronounce Fauquier differently - fah-key-air vs. fock-yur.

Do you say Louisa as Lou-wee-zuh or Lou-e-suh?