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re: Have I been saying Amite wrong this whole time?
Posted on 11/7/20 at 10:12 am to Byrdybyrd05
Posted on 11/7/20 at 10:12 am to Byrdybyrd05
It's A-meet in Louisiana, A-mitt in Mississippi.
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Posted on 11/7/20 at 10:17 am to Byrdybyrd05
I pronounce it like Amity, as in horror.
Posted on 11/7/20 at 12:14 pm to Byrdybyrd05
We live around the Amite and it everyone pronounces it A-meet. However, there is also a smaller river called the Petite Amite.
We all know how to pronounce Petite, right?
Looks like Petite and Amite ought to rhyme but nope. Its pronounced as the "Petty Amite" river.
We all know how to pronounce Petite, right?
Looks like Petite and Amite ought to rhyme but nope. Its pronounced as the "Petty Amite" river.
Posted on 11/7/20 at 12:25 pm to Byrdybyrd05
Depends on which side of the border you're on.
Posted on 11/7/20 at 12:35 pm to Cdawg
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Uh-mit is a county in Mississippi
Lot of fine-looking sisters up there.
Posted on 11/7/20 at 12:55 pm to High C
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A lot of old folks, my Dad included, say "A-mitt." Us younger folks say "A-meet
This. My family has been in the area since 1821 and i never heard anything but A-mitt until 15-20 years ago.
Posted on 11/7/20 at 1:24 pm to StarryNight
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Looks like Petite and Amite ought to rhyme but nope. Its pronounced as the "Petty Amite" river.
That’s because idiots are pronouncing it. Kinda like people around here pronouncing yearling as yurlin.
Posted on 11/7/20 at 1:29 pm to Byrdybyrd05
As someone who went to school in that area, can honestly say I’ve never heard it called a-mit.
This was around 20 years ago.
This was around 20 years ago.
This post was edited on 11/7/20 at 1:31 pm
Posted on 11/7/20 at 1:33 pm to Volvagia
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As someone who went to school in that area, can honestly say I’ve never heard it called a-mit.
This was around 20 years ago.
I find that very hard to believe. Not impossible, just very hard.
Posted on 11/7/20 at 4:31 pm to High C
Nash Roberts always said A-meet on the weather...that's how I pronounce it, my wife (Mississippi girl) says A-mit
Posted on 11/7/20 at 4:42 pm to Byrdybyrd05
For some reason it was a-mit when I was a kid in the 80's and then slowly it became A-meet.
Posted on 11/7/20 at 4:45 pm to Byrdybyrd05
The river is A-Meet
The city is A-Mitt
The city is A-Mitt
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