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Posted: 11/29/2024 5:59:46 AM EDT
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My wife and I have a disagreement on how to pronounce the town of Talladega. My question is how locals really pronounce it, specifically the e. is it pronounced with the E sound in beach? or with the E sound in dead |
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Originally Posted By Jmalone317: I work 10 miles from the town, know A LOT of people from there. Almost every one of them pronounce it “Talla-dig-uh” if you ask them where they’re from, regardless of color. If you're not saying it like this, you're saying it wrong. |
Originally Posted By Oregon Trail: You have died from dysentery.
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Originally Posted By Jmalone317: I work 10 miles from the town, know A LOT of people from there. Almost every one of them pronounce it “Talla-dig-uh” if you ask them where they’re from, regardless of color. Have never heard any other pronunciation, except from Yankee sportscasters (who routinely call my hometown "Arburn"). |
Yep, they like to add an R to that and an L in both "Bolth" 
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