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    Texas pronunciation guide

    There are many places in Texas that have Spanish, Indian and other exotic origins. Give me names and how it is pronounced locally.
    for example: Mexia = muh HAY uh (all caps for accented syllable)

    #2
    Palo pinto = pal oh pen toh

    not palo peento
    or palo pint oh

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      #3
      Santuary City - Ba ILL Wha-ITES LEG A SEE

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        #4
        Beorne pronounced burnee

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          #5
          San Jacinto = San Jacinto

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            #6
            Originally posted by Wapiti Seeker View Post
            Beorne pronounced burnee
            That helped a lot!

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              #7
              Burnet pronounced Burnit not Bur Net

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                #8
                Decatur = "D" cate er

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                  #9
                  Dumas = Do mas not Dumb A__

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                    #10
                    San Antonio = San Antonio
                    El Paso = El Paso
                    Del Rio = Del Rio

                    Are you sure you don't just wanna know the Indian areas?

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                      #11
                      Joaquin = waw-keen

                      Chihuahuah = cha-wa-wa

                      Tehuacana = Ta-wa-kan-a

                      Teague - Tig
                      Last edited by Tubby; 05-10-2011, 02:59 PM.

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                        #12
                        U.t. = t.u.

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                          #13
                          Originally posted by Mac... View Post
                          San Antonio = San Antonio
                          El Paso = El Paso
                          Del Rio = Del Rio

                          Are you sure you don't just wanna know the Indian areas?
                          OK. How about Llano? Do you pronounce that LA no or Ya no?

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                            #14
                            Buda is BUda

                            NOT
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                              #15
                              Bandera- Bandera

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