Virginia
Related: About this forumStaunton. Is it pronounced like "Stanton"
Or stAUNTon, sounding like taunt as in, trump taunted the reporters?
nocoincidences
(2,195 posts)Newest Reality
(12,712 posts)I hear it pronounced close to: Stantn, but never stAUNTon.
hlthe2b
(101,730 posts)Because of that, I used to hear annoyed Virginians call it "Stanton-StAUNTON" some years back -- usually with an eyeroll.
dameatball
(7,380 posts)empedocles
(15,751 posts)are pronounced bofort in NC and bewfort for the SC town
No Vested Interest
(5,157 posts)Many here in the Midwest:
Lima, OH-= LY-mah, not Lee-mah
Illinois = Il- uh-noy, not Il-uh- nwah
Detroit = Duh-troit, not Duh-twah
Cairo, IL = Care-oh, not Ky-row.
NC - Bo-fort is closer to the original French pronunciation, though not exact, as the final "t' would not likely be pronounced in French.
Same Anglicization with many Spanish words, and one can only guess that Native American names have been mangled.
(I'm no expert in languages; just recalling high school and college studies 60+ years later. Feel free to improve upon my attempts.)
phylny
(8,353 posts)Recursion
(56,582 posts)The queen of the Shenandoah, that town.