Havre de Grace
There's a place in NS named Havre Boucher and the locals pronounce it "Harver Bushy."
Other great mangled pronunciations: Port Mouton = Port Ma-TOON,
L'ardoise=LORD-ways
There is one place in NS that I have no idea how to pronounce: Necum Teuch. It's just down the road from Ecum Secum (EEK-um SEEK-um).
Atlanta Ponce de Leon = pahnce de lee'-on
Because of where I grew up, I have an aptitude for pronouncing Indian place names and Polish surnames. Ypsilanti and Dowagiac and Wisniewski and Majewski!
"Harver Bushy."
Not sure why, but this strikes me as a Jossverse character name.
It does, doesn't it?
Either someone from Firefly or possibly more cowboy vampires.
My family in Indiana pronounces "Terra Haute" as "tear ho" .
Hey, it's their state... but it always cracks me up.
Isn't it Terre Haute? (Not Terra Huate)
Someone remind me it's too early for lunch, even if I did get to work a half hour earlier than usual.
I'm sorry, Dana, it's right about lunch time for me. I'm going just as soonas I figure out what's wrong with my Unforgettable Fire CD.
But the longer you hold out on lunch, the shorter the afternoon is.
But the longer you hold out on lunch, the shorter the afternoon is.
I actually had this experience yesterday, but the afternoon was still not that short.
Now my boss just said we're going out to lunch (for a meeting) at noon, but she's also just starting a meeting, so I'm scared.