Re: how much say do you have in pronouncing your name or town?
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Or a State Capital name that get's mispronounced as often as Pierre, SD
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Hmm, I don't know this one. I'm guessing it must be pear, since the French man's name would be instinctive? What about Montpelier, VT? Is that pronounced frenchy or non?
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I'm pretty sure Pierre should be pronounced the french way - "Pee-yair".
I've always heard Montpelier pronounced in the anglicized fashion "Maunt Pee-lee-er". However, I'm sure at its founding, it was pronounced "Mohn Pell-ee-ay"
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