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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsHow do you pronounce the capital of Kentucky?
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LOU-iss-ville | |
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Lu-EE-ville | |
6 (29%) |
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Lu-a-vull | |
10 (48%) |
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KentuckyWoman needs to go back to first grade. | |
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Apple-AYE-shuns are just weird. | |
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Robb is a dingbat | |
3 (14%) |
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This poll needs squee | |
2 (10%) |
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5 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided. | |
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Ron Obvious
(6,261 posts)I knew the right answer, but I admit your poll had me doubting it for a second so I looked it up to confirm.
bigwillq
(72,790 posts)SixString
(1,057 posts)
Yavin4
(36,887 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(122,702 posts)Pronounced frangk-fert.
CBGLuthier
(12,723 posts)Louisville, which you never hear from people who aren't from Kentucky.
No Vested Interest
(5,222 posts)the KY side.
malthaussen
(17,881 posts)Never been to Kentucky in my life.
-- Mal
CBGLuthier
(12,723 posts)
Most of the relatives I have in the world live in a holler in SE Kentucky outside of Barbourville.
Liberal Jesus Freak
(1,465 posts)Ours live in Hazard and Elkhorn City
CBGLuthier
(12,723 posts)My mother's family are the ones that live down there in Knox county.
Liberal Jesus Freak
(1,465 posts)There's a reason Cincinnati is considered "Northern Kentucky". We have family there, too
CBGLuthier
(12,723 posts)Got lots of cousins on both sides there.
KentuckyWoman
(6,937 posts)And yes the Cincinnati is very Appalachian.
yellowdogintexas
(22,988 posts)as in Last Train To
chknltl
(10,558 posts)nuff said
shenmue
(38,538 posts)
jmowreader
(51,804 posts)Well, that's what the Cincinnati folks THINK...they don't know the difference between spaghetti sauce and chili, so they SURE as hell don't know they can't be the capital of a state they're not actually in.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)kwassa
(23,340 posts)gratuitous
(82,849 posts)What? Is there another capital letter in Kentucky?
KentuckyWoman
(6,937 posts)Oh that's good.
Might steal it too.
WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)KentuckyWoman
(6,937 posts)Glad I got someone! haha
BTW - love your moniker.
WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)edbermac
(16,138 posts)"The capital of Kentucky"
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,942 posts)yellowdogintexas
(22,988 posts).
sammythecat
(3,579 posts)make your voice deep and say "lvl".
That's how you do it.
mike dub
(541 posts)Before I opened the poll I was thinking Frankfort. But couldn't resist voting ;0). (Lu-a-vull)
FWIW--
same-named town in Mississippi is pronounced LOUIS-vull, locally....Additional fun fact for the night ;O)
yellowdogintexas
(22,988 posts)yellowdogintexas
(22,988 posts)
There is a beautiful floral clock in front of the Capitol.
Recursion
(56,582 posts)Because it's named after Louis Winston.