dbigtex56 Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 gen-nuh-see. or just...genny.Especially if you're talking about this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 Wow, that green can brought back some rough memories from Hobart. The only thing worse than a day after drinking Genny was a day after drinking Piels (sp?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaTrain Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 I thought Kuykendahl (sp?) is pronounced KYE-Kendall. I use to pronounce Gessner with the J-sound (Jessner) when I first came here. For some odd reason I always tend to pronounce Almeda Street like I'm saying "Alameda", as in Alameda County, California (my home county). "Almeda" always throws me off regressively. Early on because of Beechnut's unique name and spelling, I used to say Beak-Nut; was I ever wrong, I say Beach-Nut now. @ this thread I didn't know Humble was pronounced "Umble." Anyone have explanation on Umble? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehou Posted April 28, 2007 Share Posted April 28, 2007 I didn't know Humble was pronounced "Umble." Anyone have explanation on Umble?"Umble" is supposedly how the Humble family (for which the city is named) pronounced their last name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAK Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 I've never heard "too am" until i read this thread - i've always heard "twom" and have always said "twom" - been in houston since '76. that's probably the wrong way to pronounce it, but that's all i'd ever heard... i know kirkendoll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastEnd Susan Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 I've never heard "too am" until i read this thread - i've always heard "twom" and have always said "twom" - been in houston since '76. that's probably the wrong way to pronounce it, but that's all i'd ever heard...i know kirkendoll I've always called it 2-AM. Thats what my great grandma called it back in the 50's and great grandma had to be right...right? I agree with the Kirkendoll 100%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 I've always called it 2-AM. Thats what my great grandma called it back in the 50's and great grandma had to be right...right? I agree with the Kirkendoll 100%. Grandmas are always right ... even when we know they are dead wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krix Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 that reminds me, we should make a list of street names called Houston across the country.... I always try to ask locals how the street is pronounced but unfortunately I don't write it down (I think it was Hughston in Savannah, not Howston like in NYC). Well, of course there is the perennial debate about the correct way of saying it in Houston itself: the [h] mute (like many outsiders seem to say it), the [h] pronounced but with the glide [j] (which seems to be the mainstream pronunciation in Houston) or the [h] pronounced but without the glide [j], which seems to be a sociolinguistically marked variant.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Well, of course there is the perennial debate about the correct way of saying it in Houston itself: the [h] mute (like many outsiders seem to say it), the [h] pronounced but with the glide [j] (which seems to be the mainstream pronunciation in Houston) or the [h] pronounced but without the glide [j], which seems to be a sociolinguistically marked variant..Didn't realize there was a question. You pronounce the H. the others just have speech problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krix Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Didn't realize there was a question. You pronounce the H. the others just have speech problems.do you pronounce the glide though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Timmy Chan's Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 What's a glide j? I pronounce it "Yew-stun" with just a little bit of "h". Like "hYewww-stun". Have I been wrong all these years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krix Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 What's a glide j? I pronounce it "Yew-stun" with just a little bit of "h". Like "hYewww-stun". Have I been wrong all these years? a glide [j] is what is written "y" sometimes. For instance the word "new" can be pronounced with a glide or without one, so in RP English it has to be there, while I think there is more variety in Standard American English. (And in linguistics, there is never wrong or right, there are different norms, some being more prestigious than others). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 do you pronounce the glide though?i use a hard H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krix Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 i use a hard H.what's that supposed to mean? do you say "hyew" or "hoo"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 what's that supposed to mean? do you say "hyew" or "hoo"?you're asking more than the H then. i guess the first would be my usage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Plastic Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 It's like Humble, why is the H sometimes silent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 It's like Humble, why is the H sometimes silent.for the city, it should be silent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 what about Fuqua?fyoo-qway just seems...not right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 what about Fuqua?fyoo-qway just seems...not rightfew-kwa is how it should be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heights2Bastrop Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 Oh yeah and it's El-gin (like the kind you drink).El-gin Street in Houston is named for a guy named El-ghen. El-ghen is the pronunciation of the town east of Austin. Don't know if the town and the street are named for the same guy, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortbendtomontrose Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 Branard...is it BRAY-nard, or BRAN-ard? bra-NARD?I'd like to know this as well as I'll be living on the street in a coupla weeks.I've been pronouncing it BRAN-ard, but the leasing agent at Menil Properites said bruh-NARD.I guess it could be BRAY-nard, but that seems the least likely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millennica Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Houston in Texas is pronounced like the word "huge", whereas Houston, the street in NYC is pronounced like the word "house". It could be because the city was named after Sam Houston whereas the street was named after William Houstoun, the current spelling an alteration of the name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memebag Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 what about Fuqua?fyoo-qway just seems...not rightI grew up near Fuqua. As a child, I always heard it pronounced "FYOO-kway". When I was a teenager, I started making everyone I knew say "FUK-wuh", which I prefer to this day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HtownWxBoy Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 I'd like to know this as well as I'll be living on the street in a coupla weeks.I've been pronouncing it BRAN-ard, but the leasing agent at Menil Properites said bruh-NARD.I guess it could be BRAY-nard, but that seems the least likely.My boyfriend used to live on this street... it's pronounced bruh-NARD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortbendtomontrose Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 My boyfriend used to live on this street... it's pronounced bruh-NARD. Thanks. I wouldn't wanna sound like a yokel to the locals over there. Hee hawwww! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HtownWxBoy Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 Thanks. I wouldn't wanna sound like a yokel to the locals over there. Hee hawwww! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malpaso Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 I live in the town of Tuam, County Galway, Ireland, birthplace of Dick Dowling, after whom I believe Tuam St, Houston is named.The correct pronuciation is choom. Hope this clears up the confusion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 (edited) Well now...this IS an unexpected turn.Wikilink Edited February 23, 2008 by ricco67 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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