Atlanta's name

[ironchapman]

You're certainly right about that, IC! Though keep in mind that the second sign that you're not from New Orleans is actually calling the city "N'Awlins." It seems like everyone nationally thinks natives actually call it "N'Awlins," which is the furthest thing from the reality. Most locals hate that nickname.

[Pillsbury]

^ Yeah, but you know, Houston, Texas is actually the "weird" way of pronouncing it. In New York City, Houston is pronounced like our Houston. Like SoHo.

[Pillsbury]

You're certainly right about that, IC! Though keep in mind that the second sign that you're not from New Orleans is actually calling the city "N'Awlins." It seems like everyone nationally thinks natives actually call it "N'Awlins," which is the furthest thing from the reality. Most locals hate that nickname.

And in case you're curious, the third sign that you're not from New Orleans, is calling the streetcar a "trolley." That's a big no-no!

Sorry about this....back to Atlanta!

[Kenneth Disraili-Jean]

Very true. Everyone I met there called it New Orleans with every syllable pronounced.

[convulso]

^ other way around. houston in NYC is 'house-ton.' houston, tx is what you've heard.

[Kenneth Disraili-Jean]

^ other way around. houston in NYC is 'house-ton.' houston, tx is what you've heard.

[convulso]

^ strange, since NY's capital is spelled 'albany.' then again, i can't always understand the yankee accent.

are you talking about maine?

[Pillsbury]

Oh far out, Speaking of New York, well New York State anyway, I've heard they pronounce their capital as Awe-gusta, and not Uh-gusta like we say it, but then I lived in Augusta Ga a short while and the natives call it Uhhhhh-guuuuuus-ta.

[Kenneth Disraili-Jean]

^ strange, since NY's capital is spelled 'albany.' then again, i can't always understand the yankee accent.

are you talking about maine?

[teshadoh]

Similar city pronunciations, in South Carolina most tourists like the idea that Charleston is pronounced - "Chawlston", which admittedly many do pronounce it that way. But in most cases it is simply the way it is spelled. Whereas in Rock Hill, it is often pronounced "Rock Heel" rather than succinctly saying "Hill".

And people in New York do pronounce Albany "All-beeny" rather than Georgia's "Al-bainy"

[Pillsbury]

Isn't the Al-benny (accent on the second syllable) is more of a S. GA thing right?

[GRguy]

"Lanna JoJa"

[Savboy08]

Isn't the Al-benny (accent on the second syllable) is more of a S. GA thing right?

[Pillsbury]

^ Haha. I said that other day and my girlfriend almost died laughing.

People in Savannah are weird anyway in their accents. Everything sounds like really dignified, yet it's really drawn out. People sound like that in Augusta too (man do we drawl our words out). I wonder how much the Irish have contributed to the Savannah (and to a lesser extent, Augusta) accents?

[Kenneth Disraili-Jean]

Far be it for me to dispute Mayor Shirley Franklin. She pronounces it "At-lan-ta"

[convulso]

I wonder how much the Irish have contributed to the Savannah (and to a lesser extent, Augusta) accents?