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*Feohner (Gail, Sharon, & Fab Foehners)= FOE-ner (as ‘phone’) | *Feohner (Gail, Sharon, & Fab Foehners)= FOE-ner (as ‘phone’) | ||
*Folk’n Bluesgrass = Folk-in BlueS Grass | *Folk’n Bluesgrass = Folk-in BlueS Grass | ||
+ | *Langen Neubacher = LANG-in NEW-bock-er | ||
*Marquise Knox = mar-KEECE Nox | *Marquise Knox = mar-KEECE Nox | ||
*Matt Murdick = MUR-dick | *Matt Murdick = MUR-dick | ||
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*Serapis = sir-RAP-iss | *Serapis = sir-RAP-iss | ||
*Sine Nomine = SEE-nay NO-me-nay | *Sine Nomine = SEE-nay NO-me-nay | ||
+ | *Tasi = TAH-see | ||
*Valerie Tichacek = TICK-uh-check | *Valerie Tichacek = TICK-uh-check | ||
*Chris Voelker = VOLE-Ker (as ‘hole’/’her’) | *Chris Voelker = VOLE-Ker (as ‘hole’/’her’) | ||
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*Castletown Geoghegan = GAY-gen (only 2 syllables) | *Castletown Geoghegan = GAY-gen (only 2 syllables) | ||
*Cafe Eau = Cafe O | *Cafe Eau = Cafe O | ||
+ | *Chaifetz Arena - SHAY-fetz | ||
*Erato Wine Bar = air-AH-toe | *Erato Wine Bar = air-AH-toe | ||
*Espenshied Chapel = es-pen-SHEED | *Espenshied Chapel = es-pen-SHEED | ||
*El Leñador = El LANE ya-door | *El Leñador = El LANE ya-door | ||
*Llywelyn’s Pub - loo-EL-enz | *Llywelyn’s Pub - loo-EL-enz | ||
− | * | + | *Malley's = MAL-eez (mal as in 'gal' or 'hal') |
+ | *Mangia Italiano = MAHN-ja | ||
+ | *The Wildey Theatre = WILD ee | ||
'''Underwriters''' | '''Underwriters''' |
Revision as of 21:26, 22 March 2013
key: (correctly spelled name) = (pronounced - emphasized syllable is in ALL CAPS)
Local Bands
- Adaron Jackson = uh-DARE-un Jackson
- Auset = Aw-sett
- Big Mike Aguirre = uh GEAR ray (roll the r’s if you can)
- Brian Curran = CUR-in (as ‘current’)
- Denice Thimes = Times (silent H)
- Farshid Etniko = far-SHEED ET-nee-ko
- Feohner (Gail, Sharon, & Fab Foehners)= FOE-ner (as ‘phone’)
- Folk’n Bluesgrass = Folk-in BlueS Grass
- Langen Neubacher = LANG-in NEW-bock-er
- Marquise Knox = mar-KEECE Nox
- Matt Murdick = MUR-dick
- Kim Massie = MASS-ee (as ‘brassy’)
- Javier Mendoza = ha-vee-AIR men-DOE-zuh
- Rich McDonough Blues Band = Mc-DUH-Nuh
- Eric McSpadden = Mc-SPAH-den (Spah as in ‘spastic’ or ‘bag’)
- Matt Murdick = MURR-dick (Mur as in ‘burr’)
- Chris Ruest = ROO-ist
- Leslie Sanazaro = San-uh-ZAIR-Oh
- Serapis = sir-RAP-iss
- Sine Nomine = SEE-nay NO-me-nay
- Tasi = TAH-see
- Valerie Tichacek = TICK-uh-check
- Chris Voelker = VOLE-Ker (as ‘hole’/’her’)
- David Wiatrolik Trio = why-TRALL-ick (trall as in ‘fall’)
- Ptah Williams = PEE-taw (as in ‘See Saw’)
Venues
- Castletown Geoghegan = GAY-gen (only 2 syllables)
- Cafe Eau = Cafe O
- Chaifetz Arena - SHAY-fetz
- Erato Wine Bar = air-AH-toe
- Espenshied Chapel = es-pen-SHEED
- El Leñador = El LANE ya-door
- Llywelyn’s Pub - loo-EL-enz
- Malley's = MAL-eez (mal as in 'gal' or 'hal')
- Mangia Italiano = MAHN-ja
- The Wildey Theatre = WILD ee
Underwriters
- Pulitzer = PULL-it-zer (NOT ‘pew’ nor ‘poo’)
- Schlafly Beer = SCHLA-flee (schla = as in ‘at’)
Locations/Roads
- Alton = ALL-ton
- Bellefountaine = bell FOUN ten
- Bellerive = Bell-REEVE
- Bopp = Bope (as ‘hope’)
- Carondelet = cur-ON-duh-LET
- Cervantes = sir VAN teez
- Chouteau = SHOW toe
- Creve Coeur = creev CORE
- DeBaliviere = deh-BAHL uh-ver
- DeMenil = deh-MEN-ill
- Des Peres = duh-PAIR
- Dorsett Rd. = DOOR-set
- Duchesne = doo SHANE
- Dutzow = DOOT-zow
- Eichelberger - IKE-ull-burger
- Florissant = FLOOR-iss-int
- Goethe St. = GO-thhee (with a lisp)
- Gravois = GRAV oy (as ‘have’/’boy’)
- Heege Rd. = Higgy (as in ‘piggy’)
- Huntleigh = HUNT-lee
- Labadie = LAB-uh-dee
- Laclede = luh-CLEED
- Laumeier = LOW my-er
- Lafayette = La-fee-YETT
- Lindell = LIN-dull
- Meremac = MAIR im-mack (as ‘hair’)
- Piasa, IL = pie-uh-SAW
- Pere Marquette = PAIR mar KETT
- St. Louis = saynt LOO iss (not LOO ee)
- Soulard = SOO lard
- Spoede = SPAY dee
- Tilles = TILL eez
- Versailles, IL - vur-SALES
- Weidman Road = WIDE men
Other Problematic Words
- Celtic = KEL-tic (when referencing things Irish, and not the Basketball team)
- Carmody = CAR muh-dee.