It’s O-cono-mo-woc!
Hey it’s bad enough to have to spell it out for people. (I tend to tell them that “every other letter is an O”) But hoping they can pronouce it right? Good Luck with that… Actually, we are in luck, because a new web site called MissPronouncer.com can help you out. GazetteXtra has the story: Web site helps chronic mispronouncers of Wisconsin-related names:
Jackie Johnson decided she was tired of it and wanted to give newcomers, tourists and even natives a resource to find the correct pronunciation. She recently started the Web site misspronouncer.com.
Joe Salmons, director of the Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said there are lot of American Indian and French place names in the state.
“Like Oconomowoc (oh-KON-oh-moh-wok) – when you first see that it takes some thinking,” he said.
You want to hear if for yourself? Visit the MissPronouncer.com Oconomowoc page.
