College Name Mistakes... looking to fix on Wikipedia

[naraht]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Of course, the Scots would have pronounced -burgh as "bərə/boro," not "burg."

I'd love to hear *that* in the pronounciation of Pittsburgh.

And you are right on UNCC in terms of marking the formal abbreviation.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by TonyB06

Joe Namath is from Beaver Falls, Pa., and he pronounces it
"Mo-Non-Ga-HEE-La." If it's good enough for Joe Willy, it's good enough for me.

Joe went too far south for college and it made his brain explode.

I've seen/heard some really interesting spellings/pronunciations of Duquesne but considering PennDOT misspelled a road sign for it (!) I guess I shouldn't criticize. For the record, it's doo-kane. Also for the record, the City of Duquesne has nothing to do with Duquesne University and they are not in the same place.

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Joe went too far south for college and it made his brain explode.

I've seen/heard some really interesting spellings/pronunciations of Duquesne but considering PennDOT misspelled a road sign for it (!) I guess I shouldn't criticize. For the record, it's doo-kane. Also for the record, the City of Duquesne has nothing to do with Duquesne University and they are not in the same place.

Ha, what pronunciations have you heard?

[naraht]

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

Ha, what pronunciations have you heard?

For local reasons my Alpha Phi Omega chapter (Carnegie-Mellon) and the chapter at Duquesne University did *not* get along.

So even today, occasionally, even thought I know it is doo-kane, I'll say Doo-kwes-nee

[33girl]

What he said. Duquoise. Dooken. Doo Queen. They are endless.