To: Vendome
Is Miami, Oklahoma pronounced the same as Miami, Florida? No it's not. The one in Oklahoma is pronounced Miama. Said like "My am uh".
22 posted on
03/15/2015 5:09:52 AM PDT by
kjam22
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To: kjam22; Vendome
Is Miami, Oklahoma pronounced the same as Miami, Florida?Actually, Miami, Florida is no longer pronounced the same as Miami, Florida, at least by the majority of the city's immigrant population.
25 posted on
03/15/2015 5:13:02 AM PDT by
chajin
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To: kjam22
Pronouncing a final i like a as in sofa is something I've heard lots of old timers do: Miama, Hawaya, Missoura. I've wondered if it could be related to the old English tendency, still heard sometimes in Appalachia, to pronounce a final a like a y, e.g. Loretty for Loretta.
69 posted on
03/15/2015 6:23:41 AM PDT by
Savage Beast
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To: kjam22
130 posted on
03/15/2015 9:59:29 AM PDT by
Vendome
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