Posted by James K on September 9, 2006, at 0:44:06
In reply to Re: Consonents and Vowels and Dipthongs, oh MY!! » Jost, posted by Dinah on September 8, 2006, at 20:26:50
> It's really New Orl'nz. Or New Orlinz. or New Orlunz. Some indeterminate vowel between the l and n.
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> New Orleenz is for music or poetry.
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> Some people say N'Awlins.
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--=Growing up here in Houston, which was full of Louisiana and New Orleans people long before last year, I never heard someone say in casual conversation N'Awlins. It seemed like cajun descendent people only said it that way in an exagerated "correction" mode.I thought Gary U.S. Bonds would be an authority with his New Orleenz proununciation in the song New Orleans, but I just read he recorded that in North Carolina. So I'll go with Fats Domino with his New Orlunz pronounciation (I can't spell tonight) from the song "Walking to New Orleans" song.
Which is all to say I defer to Dinah's verdict, and agree with it.
James K
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