Stupid question from a n00b

[avvidclif]

It's pronounced "stɑ lɪnˌgræd".

But seriously, it's "bear". The x is silent.

It is more correct per Spanish pronunciation to say Bay-har (same as saying Oaxaca) but that's not now it's pronounced here.

Texas pronunciations are quite unlike anywhere else.

And I thank God every day for that along with the rest of the differences.

Morning y'all.

 

[No one of consequence]

I hope my reply didn't come across as harsh. I was distracted when I typed it.

When I heard that story it sounded like BS. But it was a funny story.
I laughed at your post.

 

[oldag]

I’m about as native as they get, hell I was born within a few blocks of the Alamo, my tribe came over in 1850.

Say "San Antone" around my father-in-law (or any other natives I know/knew) and be prepared to receive a look of total disgust.

 

[oldag]

Then there is Elgin.

 

[Talk2Me]

I'm pretty sure it's pronounced bayer like the asprin which you will need plenty of when dealing with BCAD.

 

[Moonpie]

Then there is Elgin.

I've always heard it pronounced as "L - Guin".
The Guin sounding like the first part of Guiness.

 

[oldag]

I've always heard it pronounced as "L - Guin".
The Guin sounding like the first part of Guiness.

Correct. Hard "g".

Unlike the street in Houston which is pronounced with a soft "g".

 

[Vaquero]

 

[oldag]

They started as Bob Wills and the Light Crust Doughboys (their first sponsor).

 

[General Zod]

Then there is Elgin.

That's nothing. I went to school in Buda. Used to get into Austin by driving through Manchaca.

 

[Big Dipper]

The one I least understand is the “movement” of the r in pedernales to get pur-dn-al-uh s!!!

How did that happen?

 

[Mills]

And Leakey.

 

[Moonpie]

And Leakey.

Lay-Key

Rosharon isn’t Rosh-Ah-Ron. It’s Roe-Sharon.
Damon isn’t DuhMon. It’s Day-men.
Burnett isn’t Burr-net. It’s Burn-it.
Fluck if I know how to say Killeen. LoL.
Heard it pronounced many different ways.
then there’s Quihi.

 

[IXLR8]

That's nothing. I went to school in Buda. Used to get into Austin by driving through Manchaca.

What about “Buda”?
I have heard b-you-dah, and boo-duh...

 

[Moonpie]

Yeah. I never figured out how Manchaca ended up as Man-shack but it do.

 

[jordanmills]

Yeah. I never figured out how Manchaca ended up as Man-shack but it do.

I'm sure that man-shack will do it for you.

 

[General Zod]

What about “Buda”?
I have heard b-you-dah, and boo-duh...

Buddha was a Chinese wise man, and the town isn't named after him. It's "BYOO-duh".

Also, the town of Manchaca is pronounced "Man-shack". Even by the guys I went to school with who spoke Spanish as a first language. Apparently it's an English adaptation of an Indian phrase having to do with the creek there. The elementary school in the town of Manchaca, though, was named after a guy whose last name was Menchaca, so it's pronounced "Men-CHA-ca".

 

[TexasFlash]

My favorites: Refugio-pronounced Refurio,
and the wandering "s" in New Braunfels; I've heard it pronounced as spelled and also "New Braunsfel"...?

 

[Moonpie]

I’ve heard Refugio pronounced as Ruh-fear-e-oh.
Also heard it as Ree-foog-he-oh.

I grew up around New Braunfels. The old Germans back then said it New Brawn-full. Leaving off the S.

 

[Bozz10mm]

Pear land or Pearl and?