tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post5356946826781884734..comments2024-03-28T15:01:21.285-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: PronunciationsLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-82542068973756021102019-01-03T21:57:59.878-05:002019-01-03T21:57:59.878-05:00Can never get enough Fats Domino. Thanks O'Nei...Can never get enough Fats Domino. Thanks O'Neil!Lawrence Maddoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03057386966178865691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-60517480028307273282018-12-29T03:34:10.576-05:002018-12-29T03:34:10.576-05:00Here in Kansas, we pronounce the name of the Arkan...Here in Kansas, we pronounce the name of the Arkansas River "Our-Kansas." The same with Arkansas City. Go figure! (Oh, R.T., I just read your post!)Jeff Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00316081079528920123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-19391876321859507452018-12-28T12:17:07.748-05:002018-12-28T12:17:07.748-05:00Oh, R.T. - you just gave the game away! Oh, R.T. - you just gave the game away! Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-63442255210411140892018-12-28T12:05:03.354-05:002018-12-28T12:05:03.354-05:00O'Neil, when I was a kid in Wichita, Kansas, s...O'Neil, when I was a kid in Wichita, Kansas, several of us canoed from the John Mack Bridge in Wichita down to Ark City on the AR-Kansas River. But once the same water left Kansas, it became the Arkansaw River. Interesting you brought it up.<br /><br />As for Eve's remark about the capital of South Dakota and being a native or an outsider, the city of Pierre is pronounced Pier by the native South Dakotans and Pee-Air by the visitors to the state.R.T. Lawtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523486296396710227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-65806479458776072282018-12-28T11:42:09.802-05:002018-12-28T11:42:09.802-05:00Happy New Year, O'Neil. Like the "handsh...Happy New Year, O'Neil. Like the "handshakes" - we have a couple of them in South Dakota, beginning with our capital. It helps to know who's not from around here. Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-48411068080365065292018-12-28T09:14:00.575-05:002018-12-28T09:14:00.575-05:00Enjoyed this, O'Neil! I knew most of the &quo...Enjoyed this, O'Neil! I knew most of the "handshakes," but not all of them. Though I should've, since I've been back and forth down there all my life. What a great place!!John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-84203786368919915272018-12-28T03:52:27.788-05:002018-12-28T03:52:27.788-05:00Fun piece, O'Neil. Now hopefully I can sneak i...Fun piece, O'Neil. Now hopefully I can sneak in as a real New Orleanian next time I'm there. Maybe get a better table at Commander's Palace.Paul D. Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466234708772287399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-6009326360275654262018-12-28T00:20:03.661-05:002018-12-28T00:20:03.661-05:00Brings me memories of the wonderful tour you gave ...Brings me memories of the wonderful tour you gave us when we visited your city in September. Glad I didn't have to take a quiz on all those names. The favorite shibboleth (i.e. secret handshake) in Washington state where I live is Puyallup. That is pronounced Pyoo-OLL-up. The city's founder, Ezra Meeker, apologized in writing for giving it that name. Meeker was a fascinating guy for many reasons, for example, he invented the national trail system.Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.com