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Gman

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4. That's a good enough representation of the Polish

Reply to Ilsa (Reply #2)

Sun Sep 15, 2013, 10:18 PM

Sep 2013

and what I don't understand is why the MS town is not pronounced the same. Only thing I can figure is there's not many Polish folks there. There's lots in the TX town as well as all up and down TX 123 there.

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Mississippi Towns Spelled Out Phonetically in their Correct Pronunciations for the Media [View all] Recursion Sep 2013 OP

try this. Koko Ware Sep 2013 #1

We have a #3 in Texas, but it's pronounced Ilsa Sep 2013 #2

That's roughly good Polish Recursion Sep 2013 #3

That's a good enough representation of the Polish Gman Sep 2013 #4

A lot of the Texasdeutsch were Czech and Polish Recursion Sep 2013 #5

I'm related by marriage to Ilsa Sep 2013 #6

In Chicago... GTurck Sep 2013 #7

It's a Polish settlement in Texas. Ilsa Sep 2013 #8

Yeah... GTurck Sep 2013 #9

Friends from Pass Christian, born and raised with.... EarnestPutz Nov 2018 #10

They do it all over the country. In Minnesota... EarnestPutz Nov 2018 #11