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Weird Austin Fact #497

Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 3:23 PM By: Mista PP

Beware, many folks from the Austin area will use the following pronunciations:

- Guadalupe (Gwad-a-loop)
- Manchaca (Man-chak)
- Pedernales (Per-din-al-ez)

Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 3:23 PM By : Mista PP

Comments

  1. Mista PP avatar

    On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 9:25 PM, Mista PP said:

    True dat, good one! And it's *really* a mispronunciation-mess where Burnet and Koenig meet... :P

  2. katiem avatar

    On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 1:30 PM, katiem said:

    thanks for friending me :)
    also, as far as pronunciations go: burn-it = burnet

  3. Mista PP avatar

    On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 4:01 PM, Mista PP said:

    "You forgot Poland!" Haha, I swear that crossed my mind after I posted it. :)

    Another fun fact about Koenig, it changes names as you drive down it:

    - Bullick Hollow
    - 2222
    - Northland
    - Allendale
    - Koenig
    - 290

  4. Jimmy Babs avatar

    On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 3:51 PM, Jimmy Babs said:

    don't forget Koenig (Kay-nig).

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