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Re: (erielack) Pronunciation-crazy :)
Not that this makes a lot of difference, but I grew up about six miles from
the end of the Tee-aahf-nee-oh-gah. Not "Tie." And certainly not "oaf"
SGL
- ----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Connor <mjconnor_rr_@_hotmail.com>
To: <sgl2_@_ix.netcom.com>; <paultup@lucent.com>; <WGRIPP@NCSUS.JNJ.COM>;
<jjordan_@_blast.net>; <rschecke@optonline.net>; <erielack@lists.railfan.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 2:32 AM
Subject: Re: (erielack) Pronunciation-crazy :)
> For what it is worth I handled #5 and #6 consists at QD Binghamton as
> Operator many nights in Summer 1965 and Summer 1966 and saw and spoke the
> almost unpronouncable Tioughnioga frequently and recall it being
pronounced
> Tie-off-nee-oh-ga. Don't know if up the Syracuse line in its home country
> it was pronounced that way but that's how 3rd Trick QD handled it.
>
>
> >From: "Schuyler G Larrabee" <sgl2_@_ix.netcom.com>
> >Reply-To: "Schuyler G Larrabee" <sgl2_@_ix.netcom.com>
> >To: "Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)" <paultup_@_lucent.com>, "'Gripp, William
> >[NCSUS]'" <WGRIPP_@_NCSUS.JNJ.COM>, "'The Jordans'" <jjordan@blast.net>,
> >"Roy W. Scheckermann" <rschecke_@_optonline.net>,
> ><erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
> >Subject: Re: (erielack) Pronunciation-crazy :)
> >Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 14:45:59 -0500
> >
> >"Tioughnioga"
> >
> >Tee-aahf-nee-oh-gah
> >
> >or
> >
> >Tee-aahf-nee-oh-guh
> >
> >Accent the aahf and the oh
> >
> >SGL
> >
>
>
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