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Pronounciations

Discussion pertaining to Flint, Saginaw, Bay City, Midland, Mt. Pleasant, and Michigan's thumb region.
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Willie108
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Location: Flint Twp.

Pronounciations

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Heard Kent Davis this morning on ABC12 pronounce Louisville as Lewis Ville. Really??????
Realist
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Willie108 wrote: Sat May 04, 2024 10:20 pm Heard Kent Davis this morning on ABC12 pronounce Louisville as Lewis Ville. Really??????
What do you expect - this Howdy Doody clone came from WBKB TV11 (We Barely Know Broadcasting) in Alpena. He needs to go back there…
edj
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There are multiple ways to pronounce Louisville, the visitor’s center even highlights this. Lewis-Ville is not one of them.
Bobbert
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Unread post by Bobbert »

Then there's the old joke...

Q: How do you pronounce the capitol of Kentucky? Louie-ville or Lewis-ville?
A: Frankfort
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Jack5o2soco
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Re: Pronounciations

Unread post by Jack5o2soco »

Does that surprise anyone? He probably doesn't even know to pronounce Alpena
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