It’s how you say it …

… in Central Texas y’all!

This is a excerpt from the Austin American-Statesman newspaper some 15 years ago. We just came across it again and thought this to be a great blog post topic, especially for some of our friends who are new to the Austin area.

Here are a few of the most common Central Texas pronunciations followed by what some maintain are the correct ways to say them:

Guadalupe: Gwa-da-loop vs. Gwa-da-LU-pay
Manchaca: Man-shack vs. Man-CHA-ka
Burnet: Burn-it vs. Burr-NETT
Manor: May-nor vs. Man-ner
Del Valle: Del-val-lee vs. Del-VAH-yay
Elgin : L-gin (as in “begin”) vs. L-jun an L-jin (as in the liquor)
Pedernales: Purr-den-a-less vs. Ped-er-NAH-les
Koenig: Kay-neg vs. Co-neg
Llano: Lan-no vs. YAH-no
Govalle: Go-val-lee vs. Go-VAH-yah
Coyote: Kahy-oht vs. Kahy-oh-tee
Poinsettia: Poin-set-uh vs. Poin-set-ee-uh

Enjoy the Texspeak y’all!!!
Please comment with additions to our fast growing pronunciation dictionary ...