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re: Why do out-of-towners say "N'awlins"?
Posted on 2/5/14 at 2:28 pm to Displaced
Posted on 2/5/14 at 2:28 pm to Displaced
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i think technically it is "correct" as that is the sound "ea" make together.
Not in French. The French city of Orleans (which is about a 90 minute drive from Paris) sounds like "ohr lay ohs" with that French nasal sound in the last syllable.
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Posted on 2/5/14 at 2:46 pm to foshizzle
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Not in French. The French city of Orleans (which is about a 90 minute drive from Paris) sounds like "ohr lay ohs" with that French nasal sound in the last syllable.
I once had a tourist in the FQ ask me how to get to Shar-truh street. It took me a couple seconds to realize she was correctly pronouncing Chartres.
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