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Post by katlady on Jan 15, 2024 2:33:42 GMT
Quick, without thinking about it, say “Tucson”.
Did you say the “c”?
I heard two people this weekend pronounce the “C”.
One was originally from NYC, the other from Michigan.
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Post by Neisey on Jan 15, 2024 2:40:17 GMT
lol! I commented to DSO on a presenter at my photo club pronouncing the C… but he is from Eastern Europe so he gets a pass. Also he did say that he was unsure if the C was pronounced or not.
Here in New Brunswick we do not pronounce the C.
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Post by snyder on Jan 15, 2024 2:51:55 GMT
I do not pronounce the C.
Maybe it is a person unfamiliar with names of another culture. In Colorado, we have a lot of streets with names of hispanic origins.
Its fun to hear people butcher their pronunicaitons.
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Post by paget on Jan 15, 2024 2:52:55 GMT
I can’t even figure out what that would sound like with the c sound? Lol
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Post by Basket1lady on Jan 15, 2024 2:57:08 GMT
Too-sawn. I’m trying to imagine how to pronounce the C. Tuck-son?
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Post by katlady on Jan 15, 2024 3:12:02 GMT
Too-sawn. I’m trying to imagine how to pronounce the C. Tuck-son? Yup, Tuk-sun was how one of the guys said it. |
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Post by librarylady on Jan 15, 2024 3:13:30 GMT
Some confuse it with the area of Italy--the Tuscan region, perhaps, and then pronounce it tus-can
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Post by dewryce on Jan 15, 2024 3:36:38 GMT
I do not pronounce the C.
Maybe it is a person unfamiliar with names of another culture. In Colorado, we have a lot of streets with names of hispanic origins.
It’s fun to hear people butcher their pronunicaitons. When we moved to San Antonio, we lived in Bexar County. For months upon months I pronounced it Bex-ARE. Yeah, it’s ‘bear’. I asked why no one corrected me, they thought I was saying it ironically.  |
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Post by snyder on Jan 15, 2024 4:28:22 GMT
I do not pronounce the C.
Maybe it is a person unfamiliar with names of another culture. In Colorado, we have a lot of streets with names of hispanic origins.
It’s fun to hear people butcher their pronunicaitons. When we moved to San Antonio, we lived in Bexar County. For months upon months I pronounced it Bex-ARE. Yeah, it’s ‘bear’. I asked why no one corrected me, they thought I was saying it ironically. That would have been a difficult one to figure out. Guess they were just being polite by not correcting you, but I bet a lot of people figured you were a newby to the area. lol I might have figured that one out. She is marred to a French guy and they have and X in their last name and I learned that X's are silent in the French language. Like hocky player Mario Lemieux, sillent x. |
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Post by Zee on Jan 15, 2024 4:46:58 GMT
I do not pronounce the C.
Maybe it is a person unfamiliar with names of another culture. In Colorado, we have a lot of streets with names of hispanic origins.
Its fun to hear people butcher their pronunicaitons.
The French ones in the Midwest are just as good 🤣 And make no mistake, they are deliberately mispronounced. You just have to grow up there to know the difference between Des Moines and Des Plaines, etc etc etc. The last two times I moved to new areas I made it a point to listen to local news to learn how to say places without being embarrassed. Still had a few blush moments! |
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Post by chaosisapony on Jan 15, 2024 7:35:33 GMT
No. We all say it "two-sawn" here.
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Post by gillyp on Jan 15, 2024 9:27:56 GMT
Yey! Here’s one I get right.  |
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Post by AussieMeg on Jan 15, 2024 10:19:31 GMT
I'm not from the US and even I know that you don't pronounce the C. Maybe because I have been a Beatles fan all my life.... Jojo left his home in Tucson, Arizona
For some California grassWhen I was a kid, I thought that Arkansas was pronounced ar-KAN-zus, and Yosemite was pronounced YOZE-might.  |
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Post by monklady123 on Jan 15, 2024 11:08:49 GMT
I'm not from the US and even I know that you don't pronounce the C. Maybe because I have been a Beatles fan all my life.... Jojo left his home in Tucson, Arizona
For some California grassWhen I was a kid, I thought that Arkansas was pronounced ar-KAN-zus, and Yosemite was pronounced YOZE-might.  Lol. But logically, if "Kansas" is pronounced "KAN-zus" then "Arkansas" should be just what you said... "ar-KAN-zus". |
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Post by gar on Jan 15, 2024 11:24:17 GMT
I'm not from the US and even I know that you don't pronounce the C. Maybe because I have been a Beatles fan all my life.... Jojo left his home in Tucson, Arizona
For some California grassWhen I was a kid, I thought that Arkansas was pronounced ar-KAN-zus, and Yosemite was pronounced YOZE-might. What she said 😄 |
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Post by smartypants71 on Jan 15, 2024 13:47:21 GMT
I just returned from there last night, and I didn't hear anyone pronounce it any other way than Too-sawn.
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Post by Patter on Jan 15, 2024 13:54:07 GMT
Too-sawn. I’m trying to imagine how to pronounce the C. Tuck-son? Yep, Too-sawn. My sister was born there.  |
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Post by gramasue on Jan 15, 2024 13:57:30 GMT
From Canada - Too-sawn. No C sound. I've never heard it pronounced with the C sound.
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Post by mikklynn on Jan 15, 2024 14:33:35 GMT
I'm not from the US and even I know that you don't pronounce the C. Maybe because I have been a Beatles fan all my life.... Jojo left his home in Tucson, Arizona
For some California grassWhen I was a kid, I thought that Arkansas was pronounced ar-KAN-zus, and Yosemite was pronounced YOZE-might. Don't feel bad about Yosemite. I heard a news broadcaster pronounce it YOZE-mite just a few years ago! And they were not from another country. |
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Post by dewryce on Jan 15, 2024 15:13:30 GMT
When we moved to San Antonio, we lived in Bexar County. For months upon months I pronounced it Bex-ARE. Yeah, it’s ‘bear’. I asked why no one corrected me, they thought I was saying it ironically. That would have been a difficult one to figure out. Guess they were just being polite by not correcting you, but I bet a lot of people figured you were a newby to the area. lol I might have figured that one out. She is marred to a French guy and they have and X in their last name and I learned that X's are silent in the French language. Like hocky player Mario Lemieux, sillent x. Well, I knew that for French as I took it in school 😂 Why I took French while living in Austin instead of Spanish? I blame my mom she lived in Paris while Grandad served. I just never took to heart that the languages were so similar. Lesson learned, for sure! |
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Post by dewryce on Jan 15, 2024 15:19:13 GMT
I'm not from the US and even I know that you don't pronounce the C. Maybe because I have been a Beatles fan all my life.... Jojo left his home in Tucson, Arizona
For some California grassWhen I was a kid, I thought that Arkansas was pronounced ar-KAN-zus, and Yosemite was pronounced YOZE-might. Let me first say that I grew up with Yosemite Sam, I know how to pronounce it. Except, I don’t watch so much TV or movies anymore, just read tons. (Never know how to pronounce politicians’ names). I was reading a story about rock climbing in Yosemite. But for some unknown reason in my head I automatically pronounced it YO-zuh-mite. So throughout this story that’s how it’s pronounced when I read. DH and I were in an office and I saw a book about Yosemite and I started sharing about this story I’m reading. Thought he would die  |
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Post by auntkelly on Jan 15, 2024 16:16:01 GMT
I'm not from the US and even I know that you don't pronounce the C. Maybe because I have been a Beatles fan all my life.... Jojo left his home in Tucson, Arizona
For some California grassWhen I was a kid, I thought that Arkansas was pronounced ar-KAN-zus, and Yosemite was pronounced YOZE-might. Lol. But logically, if "Kansas" is pronounced "KAN-zus" then "Arkansas" should be just what you said... "ar-KAN-zus". But if you ever visit Arkansas City, Kansas be sure to pronounce it ar-KAN-zus city. |
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Post by freecharlie on Jan 15, 2024 16:35:40 GMT
Only if I am making fun of it
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Post by used2scrap on Jan 15, 2024 18:47:47 GMT
I do not pronounce the C.
Maybe it is a person unfamiliar with names of another culture. In Colorado, we have a lot of streets with names of hispanic origins.
Its fun to hear people butcher their pronunicaitons.
My great aunt used to tell this funny joke, about a couple bickering over how to pronounce “Buena Vista” while driving through. Finally exasperated, the woman stops the car, marches her partner into the nearest business and demands the clerk tell them where they are, loudly and slowly, to settle the debate. After a brief pause, the startled clerk stumbles out “DAIRY QUEEN” 😂🙄 |
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Post by snyder on Jan 15, 2024 19:01:01 GMT
I do not pronounce the C.
Maybe it is a person unfamiliar with names of another culture. In Colorado, we have a lot of streets with names of hispanic origins.
Its fun to hear people butcher their pronunicaitons.
My great aunt used to tell this funny joke, about a couple bickering over how to pronounce “Buena Vista” while driving through. Finally exasperated, the woman stops the car, marches her partner into the nearest business and demands the clerk tell them where they are, loudly and slowly, to settle the debate. After a brief pause, the startled clerk stumbles out “DAIRY QUEEN” 😂🙄  I lived in Buena Vista about 3 months while looking for another place to live.
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Post by katlady on Jan 15, 2024 20:40:35 GMT
I do not pronounce the C.
Maybe it is a person unfamiliar with names of another culture. In Colorado, we have a lot of streets with names of hispanic origins.
Its fun to hear people butcher their pronunicaitons.
My great aunt used to tell this funny joke, about a couple bickering over how to pronounce “Buena Vista” while driving through. Finally exasperated, the woman stops the car, marches her partner into the nearest business and demands the clerk tell them where they are, loudly and slowly, to settle the debate. After a brief pause, the startled clerk stumbles out “DAIRY QUEEN” 😂🙄 So, what is the pronunciation issue with “Buena Vista”? I am afraid to ask. 😂 |
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Post by mom2rjcr on Jan 15, 2024 20:59:36 GMT
I lived there for 25 years...it is pronounced: Too-san
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Post by smartypants71 on Jan 15, 2024 21:09:22 GMT
My great aunt used to tell this funny joke, about a couple bickering over how to pronounce “Buena Vista” while driving through. Finally exasperated, the woman stops the car, marches her partner into the nearest business and demands the clerk tell them where they are, loudly and slowly, to settle the debate. After a brief pause, the startled clerk stumbles out “DAIRY QUEEN” 😂🙄 So, what is the pronunciation issue with “Buena Vista”? I am afraid to ask. 😂 Byoo-na and not Bway-na |
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Post by AussieMeg on Jan 15, 2024 21:18:54 GMT
Lol. But logically, if "Kansas" is pronounced "KAN-zus" then "Arkansas" should be just what you said... "ar-KAN-zus". But if you ever visit Arkansas City, Kansas be sure to pronounce it ar-KAN-zus city. Wait, WHAT?! 🤪 |
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Post by katlady on Jan 15, 2024 21:45:42 GMT
So, what is the pronunciation issue with “Buena Vista”? I am afraid to ask. 😂 Byoo-na and not Bway-na We use more of a w-sound here. Bweh-na. I have heard the “o” sound before, boo-na. Oh, I also hear bu-eh-na |
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I lived in Buena Vista about 3 months while looking for another place to live. 