Re: A bittersweet moment

in Tue, 11 May 2010 01:18:25 +0000, Joe Thompson in hic loco scripsit:

On 2010-05-10, mikea <mikea@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I'll see your "Champoeg" and raise you "Chickasha".

I grew up near Norfolk and Suffolk, VA. Those l's are silent and we're
lazy with the vowel in the second syllable. -- Joe

Melbourne > MEL-bn, *not* mel-BORN
Sydney > SID-ni
Brisbane > BRIZ-bn *not* bris-BANE
Darwin > DAH-win

And within Melbourne,

Prahran > PRAN
Toorak > t-RAK
Lalor > LAY-LORE, even though the man it's named after said it LAW-lor
Caulfield > CAW-feeld
Geelong > dje-LONG
Moorabbin > moo-RA-bn

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