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Albany?
Mar 22, 2024 18:02:12 GMT -8
Post by ftd on Mar 22, 2024 18:02:12 GMT -8
Is Albany NY pronounced differently than we pronounce Albany OR?
Al Bun E?
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Albany?
Mar 22, 2024 19:30:26 GMT -8
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Post by believeinthebeavs on Mar 22, 2024 19:30:26 GMT -8
They are not supposed to be
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Albany?
Mar 22, 2024 21:00:26 GMT -8
Post by bvrbooster on Mar 22, 2024 21:00:26 GMT -8
Is Albany NY pronounced differently than we pronounce Albany OR? Al Bun E? No difference; exactly the same. |
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Albany?
Mar 23, 2024 6:22:02 GMT -8
Post by finleybandbeav on Mar 23, 2024 6:22:02 GMT -8
No difference, as I already posted several days ago, and yet, another announcer butchered the pronunciation just last night during the game. I'm assuming that's why you brought it up - I too was surprised/annoyed when I heard it. Profs like Harold Dorn in the (now defunct) journalism department would drill into us to not mispronounce the names of people and places, because it will seriously affect your credibility. It sure does! More than one announcer sounded like an idiot on national TV this week (which isn't exactly something new).
To the multiple wayward announcers who failed to do even their light homework this week, I offer the following:
It's ALL-bany, New York
It's ALL-bany, Oregon (not that the announcers last night care, but maybe they drove through it, or at least by it on I-5 on the way to the game)
If you insist on using Al (like the guy's name), there's a little town west of Rochester, which is pronounced Al-bion, New York.
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Post by ag87 on Mar 23, 2024 7:14:09 GMT -8
Albany, Oregon is named after Albany, New York, correct? I think I remember the Montieth guy had a financial interest in the Erie Canal. And he was the proponent behind the canal from Lebanon to Albany built for transportation, not for potable water supply.
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Albany?
Mar 23, 2024 9:40:52 GMT -8
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Post by irimi on Mar 23, 2024 9:40:52 GMT -8
No difference, as I already posted several days ago, and yet, another announcer butchered the pronunciation just last night during the game. I'm assuming that's why you brought it up - I too was surprised/annoyed when I heard it. Profs like Harold Dorn in the (now defunct) journalism department would drill into us to not mispronounce the names of people and places, because it will seriously affect your credibility. It sure does! More than one announcer sounded like an idiot on national TV this week (which isn't exactly something new). To the multiple wayward announcers who failed to do even their light homework this week, I offer the following: It's ALL-bany, New York It's ALL-bany, Oregon (not that the announcers last night care, but maybe they drove through it, or at least by it on I-5 on the way to the game) If you insist on using Al (like the guy's name), there's a little town west of Rochester, which is pronounced Al-bion, New York. As much as I respect what your prof was drilling into you, the fact is that people outside the region will never know. Look how many years they slaughtered the pronunciation of Oregon and didn’t care. |
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escott58
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Grad Year: 1983
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Albany?
Mar 23, 2024 12:57:27 GMT -8
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Post by escott58 on Mar 23, 2024 12:57:27 GMT -8
I loved the old Henry Weinhard's commercial with the guys in the truck bringing a truckload of beer to Oregon.
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Albany?
Mar 23, 2024 13:16:48 GMT -8
Post by finleybandbeav on Mar 23, 2024 13:16:48 GMT -8
Sorry, but it's not the same thing. I hear Ore-GON probably at least twice a month back here, but Joe Blow mispronouncing Oregon is way different than a professional broadcaster - with numerous behind-the-scenes professionals assisting her - repeatedly mispronouncing the name of a well-known eastern city (and state capital, no less) that is only a two-hour drive from where she works. I'm talking about the Sunday night announcer in this case.
She should know better.
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