BGP QOTD: How do you pronounce...

Versailles - "ver-sales"; "ver-sī"

Foyer - "foy-er"; "foy-ay"

Armoire - "arm-warr"; "arm-wahh"

Coupon - "koo-pon"; "kyoo-pon"

Caramel - "kar-muhl"; "care-uh-mel"

Data - "day-tuh"; "dat-uh"

Lawyer - "law-yer"; "loy-er"

Jewelry - "jew-uhl-ree"; "jool-ree"

Election - "uhh-lek-shun"; "ee-lek-shun"

Florida - "floor-duh"; "floor-ih-duh"

February - "feb-you-air-ee"; "feb-roo-air-ee"

Mayonnaise - "mann-aze"; "may-oh-naze"

Miniature - "min-uh-ture"; "min-ee-uh-ture"

Syrup - "surr-up"; "sear-up"

Pecan - "pee-con"; "pee-cann"; "pi-con"; pi-cann"

Roof - Do you pronounce the 'oo' as you would in the word "tooth", or as you would in the word "book"?

Pajamas - Do you pronounce the second 'a' like you would in the word "father", or like you would in the word "ham"?

Versailles - "ver-sī"

Foyer - "foy-er"

Armoire - "arm-warr"

Coupon - "kyoo-pon"

Caramel - "kar-muhl"

Data - "day-tuh"

Lawyer - "loy-er"

Jewelry - "jool-ree"

Election - "ee-lek-shun"

Florida - "floor-duh"

February - "feb-you-air-ee"

Mayonnaise - "mann-aze"

Miniature - "min-uh-ture"

Syrup - "sear-up"

Pecan - "pi-con"

Roof - Same ‘oo’ sound as book

Pajamas - Second ‘a’ pronounced like father

While I predominately use one over the other, most of these I find myself using both from time to time.

Versailles - "ver-sī"

Foyer - "foy-er"

Armoire - "arm-warr"

Coupon - "kyoo-pon"

Caramel - "care-uh-mel"

Data - "dat-uh"

Lawyer - "loy-er"

Jewelry - "jool-ree"

Election - "ee-lek-shun"

Florida - "floor-ih-duh"

February - "feb-roo-air-ee"

Mayonnaise - "mann-aze"

Miniature - "min-ee-uh-ture"

Syrup - "sear-up"

Pecan - "pee-con"

tooth

father

An amusing story. A visitor to Woodford County asked a local why they pronounced the town "Ver-sales".

"It was named after that famous place in Fraintz."

Versailles - "ver-sales"; "ver-sī"

 

When referring to the city in Kentucky, "ver-sales". The palace in France, "ver-sī".

Foyer - "foy-er"

Armoire - "arm-wahh"

Coupon - "koo-pon"

Caramel - "kar-muhl"

Data - "dat-uh"

Lawyer - "loy-er"

Jewelry - "jool-ree"

Election - "uhh-lek-shun"

Florida - "floor-ih-duh"

February - "feb-you-air-ee"

Mayonnaise - "may-oh-naze"

Miniature - "min-ee-uh-ture"

Syrup - "surr-up"

Pecan - "pee-con"

Roof - tooth.

Pajamas - "father"

What about the college mainstay meal? Is it "rah-mon" or "ray-mon" noodles?

Versailles - "ver-sales"; "ver-sī"

 

Foyer - "foy-er"; "foy-ay"

 

Armoire - "arm-warr"; "arm-wahh"

 

Coupon - "koo-pon"; "kyoo-pon"

 

Caramel - "kar-muhl"; "care-uh-mel"

 

Data - "day-tuh"; "dat-uh"

 

Lawyer - "law-yer"; "loy-er"

 

Jewelry - "jew-uhl-ree"; "jool-ree"

 

Election - "uhh-lek-shun"; "ee-lek-shun"

 

Florida - "floor-duh"; "floor-ih-duh"

 

February - "feb-you-air-ee"; "feb-roo-air-ee"

 

Mayonnaise - "mann-aze"; "may-oh-naze"

 

Miniature - "min-uh-ture"; "min-ee-uh-ture"

 

Syrup - "surr-up"; "sear-up"

 

Pecan - "pee-con"; "pee-cann"; "pi-con"; pi-cann"

 

Roof - Do you pronounce the 'oo' as you would in the word "tooth", or as you would in the word "book"?

 

Pajamas - Do you pronounce the second 'a' like you would in the word "father", or like you would in the word "ham"?

ersailles - "ver-sales"; "ver-sī"

Foyer - "foy-er"; "foy-ay"

Armoire - "arm-warr"; "arm-wahh"

Coupon - "koo-pon"; "kyoo-pon"

Caramel - "kar-muhl"; "care-uh-mel"

Data - "day-tuh"; "dat-uh"

Lawyer - "law-yer"; "loy-er"

Jewelry - "jew-uhl-ree"; "jool-ree"

Election - "uhh-lek-shun"; "ee-lek-shun"

Florida - "floor-duh"; "floor-ih-duh"

February - "feb-you-air-ee"; "feb-roo-air-ee"

Mayonnaise - "mann-aze"; "may-oh-naze"

Miniature - "min-uh-ture"; "min-ee-uh-ture"

Syrup - "surr-up"; "sear-up"

Pecan - "pee-con"; "pee-cann"; "pi-con"; pi-cann"

Roof - Do you pronounce the 'oo' as you would in the word "tooth", or as you would in the word "book"?

Pajamas - Do you pronounce the second 'a' like you would in the word "father", or like you would in the word "ham"?

Regarding Versailles, the locals of Russiaville, Indiana pronounce the name roo-sha-vill. Most people pronounce Galveston, GAL-vest-on. The proper pronounciation of Galveston, Indiana is gal-VEST-on.

George Carlin - "You can spell your last name S-M-I-T-H and call yourself Jablonki, if you want to."

Versailles - In KY - ver-sales; In France - ver-sī

Foyer - foy-er

Armoire - arm-wahh

Coupon - koo-pon

Caramel - kar-muhl

Data - dat-uh

Lawyer - loy-er

Jewelry - jew-uhl-ree

Election - ee-lek-shun

Florida - floor-ih-duh

February - feb-roo-air-ee

Mayonnaise - I typically only say mayo, but if I say the whole word its may-oh-naze

Miniature - min-uh-ture

Syrup - sear-up

Pecan - pee-cann

Roof - tooth

Pajamas - father

This thread is funny. Now I’m curious, how do the locals say Versailles? I personally say ver-sales.

It kind of reminds me of the great Louisville pronunciation debate.... as a former local, I say Looey-ville.

Mayonnaise - "Mayonnaise a lot of cars on the Watterson this morning."

Fragile - "fraj-ul" ; "fraj-ee-lay"

Versailles - "ver-sales"; "ver-sī"

Foyer - "foy-er"; "foy-ay"

Armoire - "arm-warr"; "arm-wahh" Not sure I've ever used this word

Coupon - "koo-pon"; "kyoo-pon" Both

Caramel - "kar-muhl"; "care-uh-mel"

Data - "day-tuh"; "dat-uh" Both

Lawyer - "law-yer"; "loy-er"

Jewelry - "jew-uhl-ree"; "jool-ree"

Election - "uhh-lek-shun"; "ee-lek-shun"

Florida - "floor-duh"; "floor-ih-duh" Both

February - "feb-you-air-ee"; "feb-roo-air-ee"

Mayonnaise - "mann-aze"; "may-oh-naze"

Miniature - "min-uh-ture"; "min-ee-uh-ture"

Syrup - "surr-up"; "sear-up"

Pecan - "pee-con"; "pee-cann"; "pi-con"; pi-cann"

Roof - Do you pronounce the 'oo' as you would in the word "tooth", or as you would in the word "book"?

Pajamas - Do you pronounce the second 'a' like you would in the word "father", or like you would in the word "ham"?

When i was in Hurricane, WV and a local heard me pronounce it they quickly corrected me telling me that it was pronounced Huri-kin.

When i was in Hurricane, WV and a local heard me pronounce it they quickly corrected me telling me that it was pronounced Huri-kin.

Huri-kin must be correct. Professor Higgins says so. :lol2: