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Mike Shannon (1939-2023), affiliated with St. Louis Cardinals for over 50 years, as a player (1962–1970), in front office, and, since 1972, radio and TV announcer; Scott Shannon (born 1947), a radio disk jockey hosting WCBS-FM in New York City. Augustus Shapleigh (1810–1902), president of Shapleigh Hardware Company and early pioneer of St ...
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).
St. Louis (/ s eɪ n t ˈ l uː ɪ s, s ən t-/ saynt LOO-iss, sənt-) [11] is an independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is located near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, [8] while its metropolitan area, which extends into Illinois, had an estimated ...
The correct pronunciation of the family name has come up before. In April 2021, Dan Levy shared a clip from “Jeopardy!” when he was the answer to a clue.
Katie Garapic realized she may be mispronouncing her Croatian last name while watching the Olympics. Athletes from the neighboring Serbia spelled their names "-ić," which implies a "-ch" sound at ...
Sometimes, a British English name does not match the pronunciation of the same name elsewhere in the English-speaking world (Birmingham); some letter combinations are notoriously misleading (Slough, Hough Green, Middlesbrough, Westhoughton); and some names simply give few clues away (Happisburgh, Wrotham, Milngavie).
St. Louis Cardinals (2024–present) Pedro José Pagés (born September 17, 1998) is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.
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