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Well, that's interesting. I'm not from Detroit -- in fact, I've never been there, and I don't have any family there either, but I've always pronounced it /ˈdiˌ
by amyjess 11y ago
Well, that's interesting.
I'm not from Detroit -- in fact, I've never been there, and I don't have any family there either, but I've always pronounced it /ˈdiˌtɹɔɪt/, which according to the article is an uncommon pronunciation only used by locals.
- ZenoArrow 11y agoI can't read phonetic spellings, do you know of any audio samples for the pronunciations? This video has the pronunciation I use, I don't know if that's the 'locals only' one or not: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UfsmfJ_fYMU https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UfsmfJ_fYMU
- zrail 11y agoI've lived in the Detroit area for a few years and that's basically how I say it, except without the "WHAT" suffix.