How the heck do you pronounce this town's name?

Barney PFife · 10-20-2007, 09:46 PM

On a recent trip through Wisconsin we saw a sign for "Urne" Wisconsin...

How the heck is this pronounced?

Is it, "Earnie"

or "Urine"

or "Urn"

or what is it already?

Barney PF.

**AJE** · 10-21-2007, 08:31 AM

My guess would be to say it like Earnie. Any other guesses?

**CarolsCritterCare** · 10-21-2007, 10:38 AM

I've always pronounced it ERNIE ~ Like Bert and Ernie from Sesame Street

**AJE** · 12-27-2007, 07:33 PM

Got one here for you... tiny berg of Taus???? Only the locals like me can correctly pronounce the village.

Foragist · 01-30-2008, 11:45 AM

Yep, it's pronounced "Earnie"
Cheap drinks and good chili at the Urne bar. I think it says "Whitetail bar" or something on the front of the building, but everyone calls it the Urne bar.

**keith** · 05-14-2008, 07:25 AM

I've seen the sign, too. Thanks for letting us know the answer, Foragist!

Regards,
Keith

whereswudy · 06-05-2008, 09:34 AM

Rudy and his friend, Buddy were driving through Wisconsin. As they were approaching Oconomowoc, they started arguing about the pronunciation of the town's name. They argued back and forth until they stopped for lunch.

As they stood at the counter, Rudy asked the blond employee. "Before we order, could you please settle an argument for us? Would you please pronounce where we are... very slowly?
The employee leaned over the counter and said, Burrrrrr, gerrrrrr, Kiiiing."

StriKKer · 07-25-2008, 06:49 PM

I heard a commercial on the radio, the other day, for something going on in Waukesha. The woman talking on the commercial kept pronouncing it, "wah KEY shaw". She must have said it like 10 times. I don't know about you, but if you're going to run a commercial somewhere wouldn't you do a little research into the area first? I mean at least get the name of the city right!! C'mon!

pk · 07-25-2008, 11:58 PM

There is a small town not to far from us that I am not sure how it is suppose to sound. I have heard it said two different ways and every time I ask someone I get one way or the other. (Trevor, Wi)

So does anyone know if it is suppose to be TrEvor...long E sound, or Trevor, with a short E sound?

kookookachoo · 09-13-2008, 01:37 PM

Don't you hate that?

Out in Missouri, there's a town named Duenweg that always vexed me (it's Done-ah-weg)

They have Nevada which they pronouce Na-vA (long A)-duh

In Oklahoma, there's a casino town pronounced My-am-muh (Miami, what else?)

Go figure!

Quote:

Originally Posted by pk

There is a small town not to far from us that I am not sure how it is suppose to sound. I have heard it said two different ways and every time I ask someone I get one way or the other. (Trevor, Wi)

So does anyone know if it is suppose to be TrEvor...long E sound, or Trevor, with a short E sound?

**CarolsCritterCare** · 09-13-2008, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pk

There is a small town not to far from us that I am not sure how it is suppose to sound. I have heard it said two different ways and every time I ask someone I get one way or the other. (Trevor, Wi)

So does anyone know if it is suppose to be TrEvor...long E sound, or Trevor, with a short E sound?

I dont know 100% but I call it Trevor ~ short e like egg

Blue Baboon · 09-14-2008, 07:14 PM

There was a town in Utah named Hurricane which they pronounced Hurr-i-kin. In Arizona Prescott was pronounced Pres-kit. And why on earth would a Utah town be named Hurricane? I guess because naming a Florida town Hurricane would make everyone move out of it.

kookookachoo · 09-14-2008, 08:15 PM

Alot of names like that were originally Indian names the whites adopted.

mtnowak · 09-23-2008, 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by whereswudy

Rudy and his friend, Buddy were driving through Wisconsin. As they were approaching Oconomowoc, they started arguing about the pronunciation of the town's name. They argued back and forth until they stopped for lunch.

As they stood at the counter, Rudy asked the blond employee. "Before we order, could you please settle an argument for us? Would you please pronounce where we are... very slowly?
The employee leaned over the counter and said, Burrrrrr, gerrrrrr, Kiiiing."

Ha funny!! lol