Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/15

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Subject: [Leica] Natchitoches
From: glehrer at san.rr.com (Jerry Lehrer)
Date: Sat Sep 15 18:51:40 2007
References: <200709160106.ACY29236@rg5.comporium.net> <46EC8A14.5070604@san.rr.com> <a3f189160709151845y6d838baaw382541001d962511@mail.gmail.com>

Sonny,

I just phoned a native of New Orleans, who is a Zen Buddist and he 
confirmed it.

BTW, is that the town in which "Steel Magnolias" was filmed?

Jerry


Sonny Carter wrote:
> Only the totally uninformed might call it that.  You might be thinking of a
> Texas town with a similar sound.
>
> On 9/15/07, Jerry Lehrer <glehrer@san.rr.com> wrote:
>   
>> Tina
>>
>> I have heard it pronounced "notchy-TOCHUS" most of the time.
>>
>> Jerry
>>
>>
>> Tina Manley wrote:
>>     
>>> LUG:
>>>
>>> Nobody answered this and I'd really like to know:
>>>
>>> Speaking of pronouncing towns, there was an article in USNews and
>>> World Report about best places to retire and one of them was Sonny's
>>> town, Natchitoches.  They put in parenthesis how to pronounce it  -
>>> Natchitoches (say NACK-uh-tish)  Is that right?!!
>>>
>>> You Cajuns need to tell me!
>>>
>>> Tina
>>>
>>> Tina Manley
>>> ASMP, NPPA, EP, PI
>>> http://www.tinamanley.com
>>>
>>>       
>> _
>
>
>
>   


Replies: Reply from sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter) ([Leica] Natchitoches)
In reply to: Message from images at comporium.net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] Natchitoches)
Message from glehrer at san.rr.com (Jerry Lehrer) ([Leica] Natchitoches)
Message from sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter) ([Leica] Natchitoches)