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I once got into a mild bit of trouble with the US Engineers for mis-pronouncing "Kinzua" as in Kinzua Dam.

I don't want to make the same mistake with Punxsutawney and so would appreciate a consensus on how to say the name.
I don't understand the weird symbols used in Wikipedia, so some parallels with ordinary US words would be best.

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I've always heard it pronounced "pucks-ah-tawnee". Does that help?
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Chris, if you hover your mouse over those "weird symbols used in Wikipedia", you get hints as to their pronunciation. From what I can see, it's pronounced pung-sa-taw-nee. And BTW, thanks for reminding me that if I ever run into its namesake groundhog, I'm going to skin it alive.
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How about this:
Move your mouse over the pink work for a verbal pronunciation.

http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=punxsutawney
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Yeah, make sure to get the "n" sound in there. I'd left it out. Sorry.
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mishmish3000 wrote:I've always heard it pronounced "pucks-ah-tawnee". Does that help?
Yep, that's the way I've always heard it pronounced.
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Punks uh tawn ee?
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Ah - Ruby has a new look! :laugh:
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HansV wrote:Ah - Ruby has a new look! :laugh:
So THAT is Ruby...she is pretty!!!!
I've only know her from the fishnets down!
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mishmish3000 wrote:Can she predict Spring????
Oh absolutely...the Spring fashion catalog!
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mishmish3000 wrote:I've always heard it pronounced "pucks-ah-tawnee". Does that help?
It turns out that it is a begiig :evilgrin:
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PaulB wrote:Chris, if you hover your mouse over those "weird symbols used in Wikipedia", ...
Thanks Paul.
You have just expanded my universe of discovery.
I always thought that those weird symbols were meant to exclude me from knowledge.

As usual I come to a greater understanding through the good folks in Eileen's Lounge.
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mishmish3000 wrote:Yeah, make sure to get the "n" sound in there. I'd left it out. Sorry.
It's OK mishmish. I uderstad ad thak you o accout of your assitace! :evilgrin:
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Rudi wrote:
HansV wrote:I've only know her from the fishnets down!
I'd ha' known her from the (eider) duck's tail down.
On second thoughts, that's an awful construction. It's not even worth replying to.
Sorry!
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ChrisGreaves wrote:
mishmish3000 wrote:Yeah, make sure to get the "n" sound in there. I'd left it out. Sorry.
It's OK mishmish. I uderstad ad thak you o accout of your assitace! :evilgrin:
Hey MishMish.... Below are all the N's that Chris conveniently left out....
Slot them in anywhere in your next reply!
N N N N N N N
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ChrisGreaves wrote:
Rudi wrote:
HansV wrote:I've only know her from the fishnets down!
I'd ha' known her from the (eider) duck's tail down.
On second thoughts, that's an awful construction. It's not even worth replying to.
Sorry!
Chris, you do know that the fishnets I am referring to you won't find at the harbour right :evilgrin:
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Rudi wrote:How about this:
Move your mouse over the pink work for a verbal pronunciation.

http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=punxsutawney
THAT is a useful site. Thanks.
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It also does Noble British Pronunciations!
Before listening to it, how would you pronounce the name of the town of Happisburgh, in Norfolk?

And Welsh, such as Pontcysyllte, the tiny village next to the wonderful Thomas Telford canal aqueduct.
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