[78-L] Funny town names...

[Marie Lamb]

Also in Upstate New York, there is a suburb of Rochester that is spelled
"Chili" but is pronounced "CHY-ly."  We have a "VY-enna" and "New BER-lin"
in New York state, too, along with Westmoreland, which is pronounced with
the accent on the final syllable, not like the name of the late general.
And we can't forget Palestine (pronounced PAL-es-teen), Texas!
Marie Lamb
On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 11:03 PM, Steven C. Barr <stevenc at interlinks.net>wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Taylor Bowie" <bowiebks at isomedia.com>
> > Same way that Cairo,  Illinois is "Kay-ro"!!  And  I think there's a
> > little
> > town in upstate NY spelled Dehli but pronounced "Dee-lee."
> >
> Illinois has several "mispronounced" towns; aside from "Karo" (like
> the syrup?), there is VY-enna, New BER-lin and San Chose (ends
> in an "s" sound, NOT a "z!"). The first two may be WWI-era changes...
> I have NO idea about the third...?!
>
> Steven C. Barr
>
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