I've heard it two different ways.
Just curious!
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I lived there for about a decade and have always called it New Orlins,
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I am from there, so the first pronunciation is definitely the most common and sounds the best to me!
It drives me NUTS when people say New OrLEENZ. Just bonkers!
My husband is from upstate NY and he said it that way a few times when we were first dating and I was like, "Ok, look. You're REALLY cute and I like you, but this will not work if you keep saying it that way. It's a deal-breaker!" He is now trained to say it correctly, as well as saying "ya'll" and "gonna" and "I'ma" and lots of other fun things Southerners say:)
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I always said it New Orleenz until I went there and was chatting with the cab driver. He schooled me on the right way to say it, which I'm glad about.
In MA, there is a town called Orleans (OrLEENZ) so I have to make sure to pronounce each correctly. -
You forgot n'awlins!
I say New Orlins.
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I pronounce it the first way.
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I say New Orlins, but we have a town here in MA called Orleans, and that's pronounced OrLEENs.
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@Foodnerd81: haha missed your comment about Orleans, MA - it totally messes me up too!
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First one. I knew it was proper.
Like calling Oregon Or-e-gone. My friend says it didn't go anywhere lol it 'gin' but with a hard g
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I pronounce it the way it is spelled
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@Leialou: Agreed! I work with a lot of people from there and most of them say "n'awlins". I say New Orlins.
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@jholler25: Where in Upstate NY is he from? Dave was born in Syracuse and grew up in the Rochester area.
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I'm from Texas, y'all! I don't say anything right.
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I don't understand the difference between option #1 and option #4.
They sound the same in my head? -
I do say N'awlins sometimes...when I'm drinking and homesick.
Rachael Ray once pronounced it "New Or-Lee-enz" (3 distinct syllables). I almost threw my shoe at the television.
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Other - Norlins.
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I lived there for about a year and it's NOLA, y'all!
I call it New Awlins, from what I can tell saying it to myself LOL.
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I pronounce like #1, with an occasional n'awlins thrown in (only for fun--I couldn't pull it off IRL).
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Sorry, I say it New Or-Leens.
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New Orlins, for sure. I was born in Louisiana, but grew up in MA so the Orleans thing is confusing, too!
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I say "New Orlins."
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@travelingbrit: New or-lins vs new-awh-lins
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Thanks for the replies everyone! I was watching the news and the announcer kept saying "New Or Le Ins" 3 syllables and I was curious if there was anyone else that said it that way!
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I say New Orleenz.. thats the way its spelt, so thats the way I say it.
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Definitely New Orlins. I love it there! DH and I would happily move there.
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I always say New Orlins.
@Coco Bee: Ahhh!! The Oregon thing makes me crazy. I lived there for a while, and I just can't help but correct people when they say Or-e-gone.
I say New Orlins.
I call it New Awlins, from what I can tell saying it to myself LOL.
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