How do you say "Econlockhatchee" River?

It's a question I'm asked frequently by students doing book reports after they've received some info from me. "How do you pronounce 'Econlockhatchee?'"

First, put a bunch of marbles in your mouth and say, " E! online; did you see?" or you can say it the way we who live by the river say it: ee-con-lock-HATCH-ee. If you really want to sound native, just say, "the Econ."
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2 comments:

  1. Charles GramlichMarch 5, 2011 at 2:00 AM

    We've got some of those tongue twisters down here too.

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  2. Ronald L. SmithMarch 6, 2011 at 9:06 PM

    That reminds me of Tchoupitoulas Street in New Orleans:

    Chew-puh-two-lus.

    They both sound like Native American words.

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