Re: Who has dibs on Geaux
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Originally Posted by
Membertou
_ All of that is true enough, but it has nothing to do with why people from Lafayette pronounce the city's name as Laugh-a-yette. That short A sound does not exist in the French language--be it in France or Cankton. You're in way over your head here. _
Sure, the short a exists in French: gaz, pāte. Even 'Place de la Concorde'; supposedly Place has the 'ah' sound, but when I listen closely to the French it sounds to me like the the first 'a' in the American pronunciation of Lafayette. (Well, sometimes like the American pronunciation. Oxford MS is in Luh FAYE ut county.)
I think you guys are arguing about different things. Cajun pronunciations are different from 'hexagonal' pronunciations, as are Quebecois, Caribbean French, and African French pronunciations, and numerous others. Heck, I've visited with people from different parts of France, and even the regional dialects can be wild (I had a guy who kept talking about 'paguis', or so I thought; it was 'Paris').
Nevertheless, the Cajuns pronounce Lafayette very similarly to the French... sometimes. I've observed Cajuns changing the pronunciation depending on whether they're speaking French or English, and depending on to whom they are speaking.
Re: Lafayette pronunciation
Yall do realize that Lafayette is a City in multiple states of America right?
Such as Indiana, Georgia, Colorado, just to name a few. I wonder how they pronounce it?
Re: Lafayette pronunciation
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Originally Posted by
raginWaldo
_ Yall do realize that Lafayette is a City in multiple states of America right?
Such as Indiana, Georgia, Colorado, just to name a few. I wonder how they pronounce it? _
I work with a guy that went to Purdue in West Lafayette, Indiana. He pronounces it Laugh-eye-ette. I'm from Pont Breaux, I pronounce it Laugh-ee-ette. As in, "Shake dat laffy taffy..ooohhh" haha
Re: Lafayette pronunciation
in Oxford, we live in la-fay ette county the rednecks in the country say laafet
Re: Who has dibs on Geaux
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Originally Posted by
CajunFun
_ Sure, the short a exists in French: gaz, pāte. Even 'Place de la Concorde'; supposedly Place has the 'ah' sound, but when I listen closely to the French it sounds to me like the the first 'a' in the American pronunciation of Lafayette. (Well, sometimes like the American pronunciation. Oxford MS is in Luh FAYE ut county.)
I think you guys are arguing about different things. Cajun pronunciations are different from 'hexagonal' pronunciations, as are Quebecois, Caribbean French, and African French pronunciations, and numerous others. Heck, I've visited with people from different parts of France, and even the regional dialects can be wild (I had a guy who kept talking about 'paguis', or so I thought; it was 'Paris').
Nevertheless, the Cajuns pronounce Lafayette very similarly to the French... sometimes. I've observed Cajuns changing the pronunciation depending on whether they're speaking French or English, and depending on to whom they are speaking. _
Back to the Muses, Fun. .... the worst in New Orleans is Clio ...
Pronounced by the locals as C L ten. [Street signs are all caps: hence CLIO]
Re: Lafayette pronunciation
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Originally Posted by
Johnboy4713
in Oxford, we live in la-fay ette county the rednecks in the country say laafet
They pronounce it the same way in LaFayette, GA.
Re: Who has dibs on Geaux
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Originally Posted by
Membertou
_ All of that is true enough, but it has nothing to do with why people from Lafayette pronounce the city's name as Laugh-a-yette. That short A sound does not exist in the French language--be it in France or Cankton. You're in way over your head here. _
Being that we are "Cajuns" from "Acadiana"...wouldn't anything we say be the "cajun pronunciation"?
Re: Lafayette pronunciation
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Originally Posted by
raginWaldo
_ Yall do realize that Lafayette is a City in multiple states of America right?
Such as Indiana, Georgia, Colorado, just to name a few. I wonder how they pronounce it? _
I mentioned Lafayette County MS.
BTW, of all the Lafayettes in the US, which is the largest?
Re: Lafayette pronunciation
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Originally Posted by
Asian_Cajun
_ They pronounce it the same way in LaFayette, GA. _
And then you have Awl-Benny GA, and Kay-ro GA (Albany & Cairo).
Re: Lafayette pronunciation
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Originally Posted by
Turbine
_ As in lar-guest or lar-jest?
Ok back fom thred creep: I once heard it pronounced LafYet. And they were serious.
igeaux.mobi _
I'd say that's better then calling us Baton Rouge!
Re: Lafayette pronunciation
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Originally Posted by
VObserver
_ Also: Terpsicore, Clio, Erato, Polyhymnia, two more I don't remember. Can't spell any of them.
igeaux.mobi _
Awright, since you and are the closest things this board has to classicists, I'll have to cheat:
Calliope :: Epic poetry :: Writing tablet
Clio :: History :: Scrolls
Erato :: Love poetry :: Cithara (type of lyre)
Euterpe :: Lyric Poetry :: Aulos (type of flute)
Melpomene :: Tragedy :: Tragic mask
Polyhymnia :: Sacred poetry :: Veil
Terpsichore :: Choral Dance and song :: Lyre
Thalia :: Comedy :: Comic mask
Urania :: Astronomy :: Globe and compass
Re: Lafayette pronunciation
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Originally Posted by
Turbine
_ As in lar-guest or lar-jest?
Ok back fom thred creep: I once heard it pronounced LafYet. And they were serious.
igeaux.mobi _
FWIW, Lafayette LA is the largest...
Re: Lafayette pronunciation
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Originally Posted by
CajunFun
_ FWIW, Lafayette LA is the largest... _
By a long shot.
Re: Lafayette pronunciation
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Originally Posted by
CajunFun
_ Awright, since you and are the closest things this board has to classicists, I'll have to cheat:
Calliope :: Epic poetry :: Writing tablet
Clio :: History :: Scrolls
Erato :: Love poetry :: Cithara (type of lyre)
Euterpe :: Lyric Poetry :: Aulos (type of flute)
Melpomene :: Tragedy :: Tragic mask
Polyhymnia :: Sacred poetry :: Veil
Terpsichore :: Choral Dance and song :: Lyre
Thalia :: Comedy :: Comic mask
Urania :: Astronomy :: Globe and compass _
Spent time in all of them in the Big Greasy, none are really nice.
