RE: (erielack) Montvale, Montville, and Pronunciation Help

["Paul R. Tupaczewski" <paultup_@_optonline.net>]

Alan Samostie inquired:

> With the recent confusion between Montville and Montvale 
> (which I've got to admit, always confused me), which was 
> formerly (or still) the site of the A&P Supermarkets 
> Headquarters -- Montvale or Montville?  Was A&P's warehouse 
> served by the EL?

A&P's warehouse was in MontVALE - Mike Sheehy should be able to answer
this one, since this was  NJ&NY territory.

 
> Also, there are two EL-related NJ towns that I need pronunciation help
> on:
> 
> 1) Tenafly -- pronounced TEN-uh-fly, or TEN-uh-flea, or 
> something altogether different?

TEN-uh-fly is the correct pronunciation.

 
> 2) Tonnelle (as in Tonnelle Avenue, which runs on the crest of Bergen
> Hill) -- is it ton-el-LEE, or tonn-ELL?  (I always thought it 
> was the latter, but recently heard it pronouced ton-el-LEE on 
> WCBS radio)!

Nope, the pronunciation I've always heard is "tahn-uh-LEE" ...

 
> And then, there's Apalachin, on the DL&W Main between 
> Binghamton and Owego.  My family is from there, so I KNOW the 
> correct pronunciation. 
> But, I've heard it pronounced at least a half dozen different 
> ways, usually involving the "ch" sound (as in Appalachian Mountains). 
> However, the correct pronunciation, for DL&W fans and 
> everyone else, is ap-uh-LAY-kin.

Thanks! I've always pronounced it "ap-uh-LAH-chin"

	- Paul

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