Anonymous
Post 10/09/2016 22:34     Subject: Names you don't know how to pronounce
Gestalt?
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2016 22:25     Subject: Names you don't know how to pronounce
Sometimes an Irish first name or an African last name might give me pause, but I usually get there.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2016 22:23     Subject: Names you don't know how to pronounce
Anonymous wrote:The other day my DD asked where the word sandwich came from. I told her about the earl of sandwich/it's a place or whatever. Then she asked but why was the place named sandwich.

I thought about it.. Ok "sand" is easy. But "wich?"
There's Greenwich, and Norwich. And so 'wich' must mean something.

And I realized I think they're all pronounced differently.
Gren-ich
Norwich is "nor-wick" right
And sandwich. That's easy.

So do I have norwich right?

I fully expect "cool story bro," but it bothered me that the three towns are all pronounced differently......


No. "Norrich."
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2016 22:07     Subject: Names you don't know how to pronounce
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Beauvoir the school


Anyone?
No one knows!!!



If you know even high school French you know: Bow (like row) vwar. Means "pretty view."


Sorry 6 years of Spanish. 1 Latin

But thank you. Still SO difficult to pronounce. Like rural juror (see 30 Rock)
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2016 21:59     Subject: Names you don't know how to pronounce
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Beauvoir the school


Anyone?
No one knows!!!



If you know even high school French you know: Bow (like row) vwar. Means "pretty view."
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2016 21:53     Subject: Names you don't know how to pronounce
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:what about chi town (as in chicago)?


I say 'shy-town'. Native Chicagoan. I'm trying to think if I've ever heard differently.


Wasn't there a rap song about Chi Town Wodies? I've always heard it Shy town
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2016 21:17     Subject: Names you don't know how to pronounce
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Reince Priebus...how?


Also: WHY?

Stab in the dark, but I always think
R eye nce Pree bus

(nce like the end of pence)

And the first name being one syllable together. Like you're saying "rind" but you end with nce.


I think it's the same as "Rinse". I'm not positive, though.


Confusing because he has such a strong accent. If he ever pronounced it, it'd come out like Ryence praebiydhjbbn.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2016 21:15     Subject: Names you don't know how to pronounce
Anonymous wrote:Beauvoir the school


Anyone?
No one knows!!!
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2016 21:09     Subject: Names you don't know how to pronounce
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Reince Priebus...how?


Also: WHY?

Stab in the dark, but I always think
R eye nce Pree bus

(nce like the end of pence)

And the first name being one syllable together. Like you're saying "rind" but you end with nce.


I think it's the same as "Rinse". I'm not positive, though.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2016 20:59     Subject: Names you don't know how to pronounce
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Reince Priebus...how?


Also: WHY?[/quote
Stab in the dark, but I always think
R eye nce Pree bus

(nce like the end of pence)

And the first name being one syllable together. Like you're saying "rind" but you end with nce.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2016 20:59     Subject: Names you don't know how to pronounce
Anonymous wrote:Chipotle


Chi-POTE-lay
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2016 20:58     Subject: Re:Names you don't know how to pronounce
These are names?
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2016 20:55     Subject: Names you don't know how to pronounce
Chipotle
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2016 20:53     Subject: Names you don't know how to pronounce
Anonymous wrote:Reince Priebus...how?


Also: WHY?
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2016 20:52     Subject: Names you don't know how to pronounce
Rural

Saiorse, or whatever