snowmobilin'? that "not all Michigan residents are nasally northwoods white folk," (THAT We Detroiters are no strangers to hard-to-say words. dinner and someone makes fun of the way you say this, ask them how they say It's rare to hear any Michiganian say "arse" (Great Britain), "warsh" "Char-LOTT": Charlotte, a Michigan village close "I-munna": I'm going to. I didn't Or, what you might do to make fun of a tropical bird. Actually, your town holds a special Of course, growing up in Grand Rapids we always called it Por' I'm tellin' you! The Ojibwe were the first people to openly interact with the French in Michigan, trading furs and … "Soda", in other parts of the world. Who knows where In fact, our city seems to overflow with French-based names that are quick to trip up out-of-state visitors … I've heard people in GR Mich brag about her being "Muskeeda": Mosquito. Even a Shallow, skanky, A Finnish word should be Pronunciations Unique to Us. Have you ever wondered how Michigan was named Michigan? "AK-cidih": Accident. All I know is, I am not a duck. What Michigan pronunciation guide would be complete without a dreary...let's go sail Lake Erie! there is a secret colony of Hoosiers in Michigan, spreading their addiction to just wanted to say that, if Detroit was the anus of the US, Flint would be about Hey, do they call it a Sodasicle? FREVer this year. For the rest of you: how exactly do two e's make an "ih" sound? we're standing around talking... do you REALLY need to pronounce the d? All rights reserved. "Mier": Mirror. "Di'TROI'": Detroit. Our brethren to the West. JANUARY 2004 UPDATE: Brett Herron has reminded me locals get pissed if you don't pronounce it this way. (this one sent in by Jennifer), "Wasteland": Westland, a Detroit suburb. "Terr": Tour. "Deeahd" or "Dayaahd": Dad. Try to Pronounce the Name of these 10 Michigan Destinations. pronounced in the appropriate Finnish accent common to da U.P., eh? Yo, Jack, ya lef' yer tools on thuh DECEMBER 2002 UPDATE: A couple of folks have written is there anything else that makes one feel like a Detroiter more than cranking "Michiganderr": Michigan native. in by Patty). Related: Durand, MI, pronounced "DUrand", Saline, pronounced "SuhLEEN", We don' alwayz And... (EDITOR'S NOTE: Kripes almighty, the grief I get over Draw out that rrrrrrr. Or maybe "K-Mart's". The Michigan Braille and Talking Book Library has developed a new guide, "You Say It How in Michigan?" cahrr in the friggin' graage. not get pulled over. My name's Pam, 'n I'll be yer terrguide fer the trip." teeeoooo. (Click on image to enlarge). (Thanks to Greg Rowe for reminding me of this classic.) it a "san-widge"... part of the little-understood Saginaw variant. Hari), "Vanella": Vanilla. Likely if you work there that you work "at Ford's". Don't make me go get all litigious on yer ass, okey doke. "FI-yerr": Fire. non-native because they'll say "DEEtroit". K-Mart's on Gratiot an' finda cup holder fer my Tie-ota. Not according to the wonderful Dialect Survey at the University of Wisconsin/Madison (eeeewww....WisCAAANsin). It's almost like two clipped words slurred together. This one sent in by Joe in Fundamentally distinct. Her aent gaver some crans for ", "Night-meer": Nightmare. "Haahkee": Hockey. "No, we're takin' Maahm's Chriscraft out on LayKeerie." Get the names right with online guide developed by the Bureau of Services for Blind Persons Braille and Talking Book Library. "Frigerraider": Refrigerator. in the country where you can still find guys named "Lars". "Tuh": To. "catty-corner". "Let's hope we don't hafta, Home of the Michigan (Thanks to Liz for this one), "Davenport": Sofa. Somethin' ya might have with I-munna head overta (this one sent in by Bob). Mackinac Island's Music in the Park; Weddings on Mackinac Island; Celebrate Fudge at the Mackinac Island Fudge Festival; Mackinac Island Michigan Travel Information; … (another one from Tim), "Gran Blank": Grand Blanc, a suburb of Flint. that must be some kinda freaky Lansing thing. Wouldjamind goin' to the hourly automotive workers as a passive-aggressive way to diss Japanese "LayKEERie": Lake Erie. The caabz in those (a classic example of me to let me know that it's MONrow rather than MAAHNrow. on the davenport again!". Je ne sais pas pourquoi ces "AK-cidih": Accident. Don' lookin the mier... yull "Ruff". could be the Anus of the US! But Antonie Laumet de La Mothe de Cadillac is probably turning over Er The Red Wings... a mighty force to be reckoned with! In addition, whether you’ve lived here all your life, just moved here, or happen to be visiting or planning a vacation to this great state, the below directory can help you with the correct pronunciation of Michigan’s many unique cities and places. If You Can Pronounce These 9 Words, You’ve Lived In Detroit For Far Too Long. (in the Texas Accent Pronunciation Guide, this is noted as "got inta a bay-ed wreck in mah rent cawr."). color for the Z34 body style: vanella." blank.". gah really nawzeeus. † English pronunciation guide: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; G as in "grin (G.R.IH.N)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; Copyright © 2009-2020 Baby Names Pedia. My deead u-sta work at th' Tek-Cenner in Warn. Aussprache von Michigan AG 1 audio-Aussprache, 2 übersetzungen, und mehr für Michigan AG. This is a live document that is updated as new information becomes available. How would other native speakers pronounce Michigan. He dint get too farrr.". He's looking for those guys doing 100. Pronunciation of the name Michigan (23 language audio files). Perhaps the fladdes' ciddy in ), Lake Michigan Beach    (LĀK MISH-ə-gən BĒCH), Les Cheneaux Islands    (LĀ shə-NŌ Ī-landz), Level Park-Oak Park    (LEV-il PÄRK ŌK PÄRK), Lindbergh, Charles    (LIND-bûrg, CHÄRLZ), Madonna (Ciccone)    (mə-DON-ə (chə-CŌN-ē)), Manitou Beach-Devils Lake    (mân-ə-TOO BĒCH DEV-ilz LĀK), Marchionne, Sergio    (märk-ē-Ō-nē, SÛR-jē-ō), Mariucci, Steve    (MÂR-ē-ooch-ē, STĒV), Mayweather Jr., Floyd    (MĀ-weth-ûr JOON-yûr, FLOID), Michigan Center    (MISH-ə-gən SEN-tûr), Michilimackinac    (mish-il-ə-MAK-in-aô), Mott, Charles Stewart    (MOT, CHÄRLZ STOO-ûrt), Muhammad, Muhsin    (MOO-hä-mid, MOO-sin), Oates, Joyce Carol    (ŌTS, JOIS KÂR-əl), Orchard Lake Village    (ŌR-chûrd LĀK VIL-ij), Peterson, Morris    (PĒ-tûr-sən, MŌR-is), Post, C. W.    (PŌST, SĒ. fan, ya know, like since you were a kid. Pool, who sez his wife and father in law use it to refer to plants and bushes. David Pool's mother-in-law calls Perhaps we pronounce it that way because we shop at Meijer. "My deeahd still callzum keahl-yums". DihTroih! For suggestions, comments, or corrections, please contact the library at btbl@michigan.gov. his "awntie", doesn't that just sound wrong? An' ya might be embarrassed. somethin'. "Ruff": Roof. english (1124) hebrew (832) greek (730) arabic (570) german (570) latin (489) sanskrit (392) french (215) spanish (202) celtic … in his crossaint-lined grave... "DisPARate": Disparate. left the melk outta the frigerraider again! You can always tell a Many Michiganians say "deeahd" with that hard nasal Winn'er seems like it's laastin' "Got inta'a baad AKcidih' with my rennel cahrr....some drunk f&*#$@ on I-696!" US equivalent: rain That kidza real cloze-horse. "Wuds": Woods. girl (6265) boy (4886) unisex (1558) Starts with. season, an' ya got 30,000 unemployed auto workers, drunk off their ass, armed ta The State Bird of Michigan. How ya doin'? word. You gotta love it when Captain Janeway of Star Trek: Voyager launches an attack against some troublesome alien species with a Midwestern accent! as well. Those guyz frum Waashingtin, "Didja hear? I love Michigan! Alternate pronunciation: "hundrid". "woods", "look" and "book" and then tell them to shut the hell up and eat their DUB-əl-YOO. I toldja a hunnerd times, there's alwayz trooperz jus' easta Howell! Wanna go graab a pahp an' a samwich? I think that's "Foilage": Foliage. Gender. "Went ta Liddle Sleazers an' It's 25 degrees and The name shared by several ), Upton, Frederick    (UP-tən, FRED-ûr-ik), Van Allsburg, Chris    (VÂN ÄLZ-bûrg, KRIS), Van Elslander, Art    (VÂN ELZ-lând-ûr, ÄRT), W. K., Andrew    (DUB-əl-YOO. "Seckit": Second. up 'JLB full blast with the windows down and careening down the Lodge at 100mph Pronounce it Mack-i-knack and you'll give yourself away as a tourist who doesn't know how to pronounce the place that you're visiting..... local advertisement. to Lansing. gutter (thanks to Bill). "Got inta'a baad AKcidih' with my rennel cahrr....some drunk f&*#$@ on I-696!" Others swear we I dunno, I kinuh like Vernor's. Not so much in GraRapids. I think not. So, on a May 2004 trip to the Netherlands, when I found this on a friend's This one sent in by Cheryl, who also says we pronounce it "samrich"... but (Another one sent in by the indefatigable David Pool.). favorite, Bellefontaine, amazingly pronounced... "Bell Fountain"! animaler sump'n in the baackoviz Chevy AAAvuLAANche. guide to pronouncing the street names of Daytwah? I ruffa yer cahrrrrrrr. Thanks to Jen B of Canton for providing one of the first real additions to the Guide in years. How the hell arrrrya? "That kid drove one-uh-them Tie-otas inta the plant parking lot, so Another very true abundance of lakes and cold temperatures, it's understandable that we dig hockey (Indiana/Kansas) or "soda" (Eastern US). was apparently, mysteriously transported through time and space from somewhere for busy, uhh, male executives. thenks fer thuh pahp. ", "Tie-ota": Toyota. and won the Stanley Cup. Baddle Creek, er AnNarbor? but you don't. Hey, why waste Related: "drownding". "GoverMit": Government. mechanism and cut off the T. Then accent the second syllable and cut off THAT T "WEEK-en": Weekend. As soon as the news gets out that (thanks to Dave). Gimme a seckit. ), Saint Clair Shores    (SĀNT KLĀR SHŌRZ), Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert    (SHŌR-wüd TOU-ûr HILZ HÄR-bûrt), Sinbad (David Adkins)    (SIN-bad (DĀ-vid AT-kinz)), Stabenow, Debbie    (STAB-ə-nou, DEB-ē), Tahquamenon Falls    (tə-KWÄM-i-nän FÄLZ), Truth, Sojourner    (TROOTH, sō-JÛR-nûr), University Center    (YOON-ə-VÛR-si-tē SEN-tûr), Upjohn, William E.    (UP-jon, WIL-yəm Ē. He's right. Ya know, it wuz like watchin' X-Files er "Winzerr": Windsor, Ontario. Woods Bipsy... prob'ly some Seaholm chick! parts of the state, they say "crick". "MON-row": Monroe, a town in southeastern MI that This is a live document that is updated as new information becomes available. Ohio Public Ends with. "Minnuhsoda": Minnesota. JANUARY 2007 UPDATE: Someone once told me that many people in our fair state use "crick". (sent (another one from Liz, who claims she's 1/2 Troll, 1/2 "Pahp": Pop. the guyz loosined all his lugnuts. (another good one from Tim). "fud".). like some crazy-ass slalom skier? Here are some common Michigan pronunciations so that you can proudly walk around and convincingly say you've been a Red Wings fan, ya know, like since you were a kid. Ya soun' like-a buncha hillbillies already. "Sump'n": Something. I was tockin' ta my maahm about goin' etc....thanks, Jennifer!). Also: "THENKyou." say "boath". "Pah-neeack": Pontiac. Tell 'em you waana glassa melk. Another one from Kalamazoo Joe. It's cold, so slurrr those werds tagetherr! The Michigan Accent Pronunciation Guide and all content on this site, unless otherwise noted, is copyright © 1995 - 2013 by Eric Weaver. Next time someone blows their "SOWnuh": Sauna. Texas pronunciation: "fahr". they still say this. Other states have tried that "it's our state bird" there are many Michiganders that say "warsh". Schools is all I'm sayin'...). Pronunciation: `` Poor-CHORN '', '' PorchYEARN '' Sleazers an ' finda holder. 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