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From: cfiaime@ihnp4.UUCP (Jeff Williams)
Newsgroups: net.misc
Subject: Re: San Joze
Message-ID: <439@ihnp4.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 21-Sep-83 11:42:22 EDT
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Posted: Wed Sep 21 11:42:22 1983
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It is interesting that the pronunciation of Louisville has 
made it to the net.  I was down there in 1980, and this very
question came up.

A friend and I were walking near our hotel, and he asked how
to pronounce the name of the town.  Say I, "Well, it was named
for King Louis (Loo-iee) of France, so it should be called
"Loo-iee-ville".  Well, he said, "It is spelled "Lewis-ville".
The locals, we were soon to agree, pronounced it "Lou-a-vle",
which clearly made no sense.  So, being inquisitive, we stopped
at a restaurant, and asked a young lady who worked there, "Would
you pronounce the name of this place, and take it slowly so we
can understand it."  Whereupon she answered, "Sure, Bur-gur-King".

So, Louisville is pronounced "Burger King".


Afraid to sign my name, but someone had to do it!
Jeff Williams
Bell Labs - Naperville