Why is New Madrid pronounced "nu mad rid"?

[her209]

Shouldn't it be "nu ma drid"?

 

[imported_Devine]

Toe mate toe, toe mot toe?

 

[shuttleboi]

In Castillian Spanish, I believe the trailing 'd' is pronounced as a 'th'. So it would sound like 'ma dridth'.

 

[mercanucaribe]

Wouldn't it be Nueva Madrid?

 

[Rastus]

The same people pronounce Cairo as "kay row"

 

[lyssword]

Originally posted by: her209
Shouldn't it be "nu ma drid"?

umm it would sound the same either way

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: Rastus
The same people pronounce Cairo as "kay row"

What is the correct way?

 

[Soybomb]

Originally posted by: Rastus
The same people pronounce Cairo as "kay row"

I think its partially a relgional thing. In southern illinois we have a cairo. If you say the name of the town like the place in egypt people look at you like you're dumb. The southern illinois town is pronounced, in southern illinois at least, like karo syrup. We also have a town called vienna. The place in austria is prounounced properly, the local city is vie-anna. Du quoin and du bois are of course not pronounced properly either.