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10-16-2014, 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by MysticCat
Of course, the Scots would have pronounced -burgh as "bərə/boro," not "burg."
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I'd love to hear *that* in the pronounciation of Pittsburgh.
And you are right on UNCC in terms of marking the formal abbreviation.
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10-16-2014, 09:56 PM
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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.
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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.
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10-16-2014, 10:44 PM
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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.
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Ha, what pronunciations have you heard?
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10-17-2014, 07:33 AM
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Originally Posted by ASTalumna06
Ha, what pronunciations have you heard?
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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
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10-17-2014, 03:23 PM
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What he said. Duquoise. Dooken. Doo Queen. They are endless.
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