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Many of these are degenerations in the pronunciation of names that originated in other languages. Sometimes a well-known namesake with the same spelling has a markedly different pronunciation. These are known as heterophonic names or heterophones (unlike heterographs , which are written differently but pronounced the same).
Name of multiple places New Berlin: New BUR-lin / ˈ b ɜːr l ɪ n / Name of multiple places New Orleans: new OR-linz / n j uː ˈ ɔːr l ɪ n z / [n 27] New Madrid, Missouri: New MAD-rid / ˈ m æ d r ɪ d / New Prague, Minnesota: New PRAYG / ˈ p r eɪ ɡ / New Tripoli, Pennsylvania: New trih-POH-lee / t r ɪ ˈ p oʊ l i / Noel, Missouri ...
According to the John Wilkes article, "The city of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania was named for John Wilkes and Isaac Barré." There is no source in that article, so I hesitate to include it here, but some editor may be able to create an inline citation and add the fact here, probably in the lede. --DThomsen8 16:10, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
The Susquehanna River and Wilkes-Barre Downtown Wilkes-Barre at night The Stegmaier Federal Building Roth Residence Hall McClintock Hall, built in 1841 According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 7.2 square miles (19 km 2 ), of which 6.8 square miles (18 km 2 ) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km 2 ), or 4.60%, is water.
Trying to pronounce both pairs of L's in the name of this northern Rhode Island town is a classic rookie mistakes. Locals drop the first and call it "BUH-reh-vil," which sometimes comes out more ...
When a non-English name has a set English pronunciation (or pronunciations), include both the English and non-English pronunciations; the English transcription must always be first. If the native name is different from the English name, the native transcription must appear after the native name. For example:
Ever wonder how to pronounce Bois Blanc, Dowagiac, Sault Ste. Marie or even Mackinac? Here's the proper pronunications for 50 Michigan names.
The actress Kerry Washington introduced the girls by saying “it's come to my attention that there are some folks who struggle — or pretend to struggle — with the proper pronunciation of our ...