October 27, 2008

Here's a short quiz:

What is the correct pronunciation for the following places?

• Shreveport
• Bossier City
• Louisiana
• Arkansas
• Natchitoches, Louisiana
• Nacogdoches, Texas

Cato Parish
Shreveport, Louisiana
October 27, 2008

Bon jour mes amis,

"How…do…you…pronounce...the...name...of...your...city?" I asked the Continental Airlines agent on the tarmac of the Shreveport Regional Airport. (I anticipated that I would be obliged to modify my speech as well as adjust my hearing as I made my way into the deep South.)