[BC] Local pronunciations & Uncommon Names

[Milton R. Holladay Jr.]

SC has Horry county: OH-REE, where Myrtle beach is located.
SC also has Due West, Ninety Six, Jalapa, Walhalla, and Round O, to mention
but a few cute names.
Years back, Proffessors Claude  & Irene Neuffer at  the University of S. C.
published a periodical called  _Names In South Carolina_, one large-ish
issue of which was subtitled  _Correct Mispronunciation of Some Proper Names
In South Carolina_................
M
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Albert" <larry.albert at murraystate.edu>
To: "Broadcast Radio Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 12:52 PM
Subject: Re: [BC] Local pronunciations & Uncommon Names


>    Not too far from Cairo we have Cadiz KY   -  Kay Dees
>
>    A few uncommon place names also - Possum Trot,  Monkey's Eyebrow,
> Mexico, Cuba
>
>
>
> At 10:10 AM 12/21/05 -0600, you wrote:
> >In SO. IL.
> >
> >Cairo is pronounced "KAY-ro"
> >Eldorado is  "Eldor-AY-do"
> >
> >There are a few others, but those are the most commonly known.
> >Mispronounce them and you get a very big grin from the locals as they
> >change the prices on things you are buying...
> >
> >MM