How do you pronounce Tidioute......

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......is it Tiddy-out (short vowel "i"...or Tidy-out (as in tidy bowl). Always wanted to know that.

Thanks.
 
tee-dee-oo-teh - I think the Iroquois stress the last syllable.
 
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Thanks -In my unfamiliarity with the regions waterways I always thought it was something to do with the tide going out.
 
Well....no matter how you pronounce it, here's a little limerick I just had to write...

There once was a girl with a Tidioute.
She used it to carve out a woody flute.
She played it so well,
The men they all fell,
for the talented girl with her Tidioute.

:glee::glee::glee::glee::glee::glee:
 
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liamstrain said:
tee-dee-oo-teh - I think the Iroquois stress the last syllable.
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The Iroquois may (have), but I've not heard it pronounced this way. More, the tiddy-oot others are presenting.

Have you actually heard spoken as you've described above? Just curious.

~ P.
 
No, just basing that on other Iroquois words and their standard pronunciation. I've never been to that part of PA, so all I have is what it *should* sound like based on its origins. But as is often the case, the origin of the word, and its current pronunciation may be vastly different things.

I'm looking at you, Milwaukee (and Louisville!) *shakesfist* (Why are we so bad at other languages.)
 
liamstrain said:
No, just basing that on other Iroquois words and their standard pronunciation. But as is often the case, the origin of the word, and its current pronunciation may be vastly different things.
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Ah, okay. I thought that might be what you meant, but appreciate the confirmation. Not that it would make a difference now, as you note. It can be really frustrating when the correct way to pronounce or use language is no longer considered "right."

I'm looking at you, Milwaukee. *shakesfist*
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:D

~ P.
 
So it is Iroquois in origin? It always felt French to me from the way it was pronounced :)

Kind of off topic: English itself is a horrible language regarding the writing-pronunciation correlation. Just try to read this poem without pulling your hair out (and imagine how it is for a non-native speaker) :D
 
Couldn't help but wonder if the written word 'Tidioute' itself is just an English/French adaptation for the original word as spoken by the Iroquois themselves. From what I understand, even the name 'Iroquois' itself is a French adaptation of the name as spoken by the original tribe, which apparently had no written representation of the name (much of the culture was passed down orally). The pronunciation of 'Tiddy-oot' or 'Tee-dee-oot' does look as if that's how the written word, as we know it, might be pronounced in French.

(Please pardon my ramblings, but the thread did get me to wondering about the origin of the written form of the word; please disregard if it's complete nonsense. :) )


David
 
liamstrain said:
tee-dee-oo-teh - I think the Iroquois stress the last syllable.
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The -oute bit struck me as being somewhat French-looking, but Iroquois didn't occur to me! I've been saying "tee-dee-OOT" meself.


How do Tidioute's residents pronounce it?
 
THANK YOU for posting this. I was waaaay off, thinking "Tid-wah" or something like that.:barf:
 
RMA100 nailed it..Tiddy-yoot is how its pronounced in PA by us yinzers...Ive never heard it pronounced any other way...CD
 
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