Subdude Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 Welcome to 'TEH-jas,' Land of the Alamo and the CowboyBy SIMON ROMERO Published: January 2, 2005ACINTO CITY, Tex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heights2Bastrop Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 I think Mr. HACK-son is just trying to stir people up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest danax Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 I think Mr. HACK-son is just trying to stir people up. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hehehe...I believe that would be hack-SONE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jm1fd Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 This is as almost as retarded as "Umm-ble". It you didn't want the "H", waht did you add it??Glen<{POST_SNAPBACK}>LOL I think Welcome to Umble would look pretty damn retarded....as bad as Sacul and Recklaw (yes, names of real cities in Texas). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MidtownCoog Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 So why not pronounce it properly in the language of Cervantes?Becuase we handed Santa Anna his own arse to him, that's why. To the victor go the spoils....And FWIW, it's also San Jacinto College, not Ha-SEEN-to College.Oy Vey, and don't forget San Felipe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MidtownCoog Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 Tu-am, or Tuam, Elgin, or El-GIN Yankee, or Yonkee... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssullivan Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 San Fill-ipp-ae or San Feel-ip-pee for San Felipe?There's also another pronounciation I've heard before, but thankfully it seems to be dying out. San Fill-EEP, similar to how some Austin residents pronounce Guadalupe "Guad-a-LOOP".I personally prefer the Spanish pronounciations of those words. However I do usually say "Jacinto" in the Texan way because around here most people wouldn't have a clue as to where I was talking about.MidtownCoog mentioned one that makes my skin curl when I hear it. I can't stand it when people say "Tu-am" as two syllables. I've known two people in my life with that name as a last name, and it's pronounced as one syllable. Think "TWAM" if you need help with it.Elgin/El-GIN is debatable. I prefer the soft g sound (Elgin) to the hard g, but I hear it so often both ways I really have no clue which is considered correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pineda Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 Kuke-en-dale for Kuyendahl? Never heard anyone say that before! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbaNerd Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 ^^HeheSome people pronounce it "kerk-ken-doll" for some reason! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovernorAggie Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 Is Telge pronounced "Tel-GEE"? How about Mueschke? I've heard "Mewsh-KEE" for that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pineda Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 Telge is with a hard "g" sound.Mueschke is the way you said it.Kuykendahl is "kirk-en-doll".German ancestors settled this area, hence everything German.Theiss is "Tiess", Schindewolf, Mittlestaedt, Hildebrandt, Klein, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Hizzy! Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 What about Groeschke, huh? How do you pronounce IT, Mr. Smarty Britches? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pineda Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 Groeschke is "gra-skee" like "gracias" said in espanol and skee like "to ski". BTW, you didn't mean me when you said Mr. Smarty Britches, did you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted January 3, 2005 Author Share Posted January 3, 2005 At one point it was generally "San Fill-uppy" but now it seems like you hear the Spanish pronunciation more. I don't think there's any real reason to conform pronunciation to whatever language originated the word. That would be like calling Paris Texas "Paree"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pineda Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 or Paree, Tejas! My favorite one out here is Haude Elementary School off Louetta. It's pronounced "Howdy!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Think "TWAM" if you need help with it.That's not how I say it! It's TU-AM according to this native!On a realted note, our Elgin (el-gin) is prnounced (eg-gen) is Vancouver, after Lord Elgin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeightsGuy Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 What a fun topic....First of all, Humble is umble because it was named after a family, not an adjective.With it's Spanish and French influences, we are lucky in Houston to have such a wonderful bastardization of local pronunciation. If you are new to Houston, it's natural for you to use the proper pronunciation for San Jacinto, but eventually you'll get around to using the "correct" one for Houston. For those of you who would like to erase all Spanish influence from Houston (you know who you are), why don't you start calling it Saint Hayacinth instead (look up the proper translation). That said, I'll continue to use the native Houstonian San JAcinto (and San Fill-uppy) pronunciation t.y.v.m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovernorAggie Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 I think one of the most unique names here is "Kickapoo Rd." in NW Harris. Also, every time I see "Binford Rd.", I think of the TV show "Home Inprovement"...."Tool Time with Tim 'the Toolman' Taylor presented by Binford Tools" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Hizzy! Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Kuykendahl was definitely the one that got me when I first moved here. "KIRK-en-Dahl? WTF are you on? Can you read?!?!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovernorAggie Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 When I lived in Charlotte, we had a Kuykendahl and I think it was pronounced the exact same way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelliemurray Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 tw2ntyse7en said: This is as almost as retarded as "Umm-ble". It you didn't want the "H", waht did you add it?? Glen Humble is named for its founder, Pleasant S. Humble, so removing the H or changing the pronunciation isn't an option lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Round of applause for updating an 11+ year old thread. Hot damn that's impressive that Haif still has these old threads lying around. No wonder if takes so long to load the site now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 There's a really old joke about this. A guy from Texas and his friend from out of town are visiting San Jacinto. The Texan references San Jacinto (juh-keen-toe). The friend says "isn't it pronounced ha-seen-toe?". The Texan looks off into the distance, then back at his friend and says "we fought it, we won it, we call it San juh-keen-toe". Not the best joke on the block. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 2 hours ago, samagon said: There's a really old joke about this. A guy from Texas and his friend from out of town are visiting San Jacinto. The Texan references San Jacinto (juh-keen-toe). The friend says "isn't it pronounced ha-seen-toe?". The Texan looks off into the distance, then back at his friend and says "we fought it, we won it, we call it San juh-keen-toe". Not the best joke on the block. I've never heard a honky say "juh-keen-toe. Only "jah-cen-toe". Well, okay, maybe one old man.. But he also pronounced Home Depot as "Depp-o" and not "Deep-o". Not wrong, just annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 On 4/20/2016 at 11:32 PM, BigFootsSocks said: Round of applause for updating an 11+ year old thread. Hot damn that's impressive that Haif still has these old threads lying around. No wonder if takes so long to load the site now... You need to upgrade from that 386SX... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 OK, since this thread is revived, here's one that I've wondered about. Fournace Place...is it "four-nayce"? Or is it "fur-niss", like the thing with fire, or "four-naché"? (As for Jacinto, I've pronounced it as "Juh-sin-toe", that's how I always heard it anyway) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 1 hour ago, IronTiger said: OK, since this thread is revived, here's one that I've wondered about. Fournace Place...is it "four-nayce"? Or is it "fur-niss", like the thing with fire, or "four-naché"? (As for Jacinto, I've pronounced it as "Juh-sin-toe", that's how I always heard it anyway) Four-Niss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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