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re: Anyone here live in Santamaw/Gonzales?
Posted on 10/20/15 at 4:15 pm to c on z
Posted on 10/20/15 at 4:15 pm to c on z
Comes from the original french pronunciation of The man who founded the original school (which was k-12) at the site of the current St. Amant Middle.
Dr. Saint Amant was pronounced the french way
"Sou Amaw" (think how the french pronounced the names of their villages in "Band of Brothers")
Over the course of the next century, as English became more prevalent and the French language was physically beaten out of the population, Soun became San and the two words slowly merged into one to form the modern pronunciation of Sanamaw.
Dr. Saint Amant was pronounced the french way
"Sou Amaw" (think how the french pronounced the names of their villages in "Band of Brothers")
Over the course of the next century, as English became more prevalent and the French language was physically beaten out of the population, Soun became San and the two words slowly merged into one to form the modern pronunciation of Sanamaw.
This post was edited on 10/20/15 at 4:17 pm
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