Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jerry. I live in Natchitoches. My father was born here. My Grandfather was born here; his father was born here. New Orleans is 250 miles away. So much for your expert. Good thing I am on pain killers and mellow. Sonny On 9/15/07, Jerry Lehrer <glehrer@san.rr.com> wrote: > > Sonny, > > I just phoned a native of New Orleans, who is a Zen Buddist and he > confirmed it. > > BTW, is that the town in which "Steel Magnolias" was filmed? > > Jerry > > > Sonny Carter wrote: > > Only the totally uninformed might call it that. You might be thinking > of a > > Texas town with a similar sound. > > > > On 9/15/07, Jerry Lehrer <glehrer@san.rr.com> wrote: > > > >> Tina > >> > >> I have heard it pronounced "notchy-TOCHUS" most of the time. > >> > >> Jerry > >> > >> > >> Tina Manley wrote: > >> > >>> LUG: > >>> > >>> Nobody answered this and I'd really like to know: > >>> > >>> Speaking of pronouncing towns, there was an article in USNews and > >>> World Report about best places to retire and one of them was Sonny's > >>> town, Natchitoches. They put in parenthesis how to pronounce it - > >>> Natchitoches (say NACK-uh-tish) Is that right?!! > >>> > >>> You Cajuns need to tell me! > >>> > >>> Tina > >>> > >>> Tina Manley > >>> ASMP, NPPA, EP, PI > >>> http://www.tinamanley.com > >>> > >>> > >> _ > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com Natchitoches, Louisiana USA