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Fri Dec-03-04 11:35 AM
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What's The Proper Way To Pronounce "Loughran"? |
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There's a Loughran Road in my 'hood... and whenever I give verbal directions to people on how to get to my house, I always stumble over its proper pronunciation.
The streets in my neighborhood have a medieval theme to them... (Round Table Dr, Long Bow Rd, Lancelot Rd, Camelot Way, Moat Way, Mace Dr, Crossbow Dr, Friar Rd, Archery Dr... cute huh?) so I imagine that Loughran must be some famous town, region or knight that I'm unfamiliar with.
My best guesses would be:
LOO-ran LOO-gran LOW-ran (low rhyming with "toe") LOW-ran (low rhyming with "cow") LOG-ran LUFF-ran
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Fri Dec-03-04 11:36 AM
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Like you have a husk of popcorn stuck in your throat.
:shrug:
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Fri Dec-03-04 11:37 AM
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4. I was thinking the same n/t |
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Fri Dec-03-04 11:37 AM
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Fri Dec-03-04 11:37 AM
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5. If it's a Gaelic word... |
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I think you have to make sort of a choking sound when you say the 'gh'.
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Fri Dec-03-04 11:40 AM
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6. i'd actually put my money on "LOCK-run" |
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lemme put my google skills to the test....
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Fri Dec-03-04 11:44 AM
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7. I tried googling it myself... apparently I'm not as skilled as many. |
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My other option would be to knock on the door of a random house on Loughran Rd and ASK how they pronounce it. (But that would be a very odd thing to do, and it might alarm them.)
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Fri Dec-03-04 11:52 AM
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http://members.tripod.com/~musiclassical/perfL.htmlsearch this page for "loughran, james", there's a classical musician who pronounces his name "LOCK run". i'm happy to believe the other posters who mention the gaelic throat-clearing sound in place of the "CK".
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Fri Dec-03-04 05:57 PM
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17. Thank You! --- You Google Wizards Are Truly Impressive!! |
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Fri Dec-03-04 11:44 AM
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8. i used to live on Goethe st. in chicago. |
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it was a riot hearing all the ways the illiterate riff-raff tried to pronounce it.
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Fri Dec-03-04 11:45 AM
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9. You mean like...GO-THEE? |
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Fri Dec-03-04 11:49 AM
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10. HEY! There's No "R" In Goethe!!! |
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Edited on Fri Dec-03-04 11:50 AM by arwalden
It's pronounced "Goath"... everyone knows that.
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Fri Dec-03-04 12:08 PM
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14. We have a restaurant run by a family with the same name. |
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It should sound like this:
Loooog ran , looooooog ran. g&h are silent.
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Fri Dec-03-04 12:26 PM
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Fri Dec-03-04 12:29 PM
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16. I work with someone with that last name. |
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It's pronounced Lock-ran, at least here...
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