Wednesday, March 11, 2015

3 (D-59) Population / Places / Pronunciation

DAY 3 (D-59) 59 days before we leave.
Compared to the other states, Louisiana ranks 31st in size, but it ranks 25th in population with roughly 4.6 million inhabitants.  We'll discover them later.

But first a little more general information.

What's the capital of Louisiana?
What's the name of the biggest city in Louisiana?
Easy questions.  How about pronunciation?
http://www.esl-dictionary.com/audio?word=Bat*on+Rouge&file=ggbato01

But be careful with New Orleans.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?ggnewo08.wav=New+Orleans
"New Or-leenz"
The people from New Orleans don't agree with that.
They say that the correct way to pronounce the name of their city is: 
"New Or-linz".
You can listen to the beginning of this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8jAD7c514w

Jane





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