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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink6•2 years agoAmericans who pronounce ‘Dubois’ as DEW-boyse and DU-bwah depending on personal preference.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•2 years agoWe just do that. Miami, FL is pronounced differently than Miami, OK.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•edit-22 years agoTIL. Sure we could find other examples. edit = Someone elese did ‘Arkansas’ and ‘Kansas.’
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•2 years agoSometimes they’re just named after different guys. Like Houston Street versus Houston, Texas. See also Luis, Luise, and Louise.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•2 years agoLouisville and St. Louis were named after the same guy. Pronounced differently. Lew-ie-ville and Saint Lou-iss
Americans who pronounce ‘Dubois’ as DEW-boyse and DU-bwah depending on personal preference.
We just do that. Miami, FL is pronounced differently than Miami, OK.
TIL.
Sure we could find other examples.
edit = Someone elese did ‘Arkansas’ and ‘Kansas.’
Sometimes they’re just named after different guys. Like Houston Street versus Houston, Texas.
See also Luis, Luise, and Louise.
Louisville and St. Louis were named after the same guy. Pronounced differently. Lew-ie-ville and Saint Lou-iss