Talk:Titusville

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Added IPA pronunciation

Titusville, Alabama, is not pronounced like Titusville, Florida. I added IPA pronunciation to indicate how we say it. (/ˈtɪdəsvl/ is the "tittusv'l" version and /ˈtɪdəsviəl/ is "tittusveel" with a charming southern diphthong.) -- Rob 19:27, 30 November 2006 (PST)

  • Is it just me or is that way too distracting? --Wheresdib 20:52, 30 November 2006 (PST)
  • Also, my computer at work doesn't like some of the characters used and puts a "square" where certain characters should be. Ex: (/ˈtɪdəsvl/ I suggest that we do away with the IPA pronounciation and not use it except in extreme circumstances. Pronouncing cities that end in "ville", in my opinion, is useless in Birmingham, because you'll hear it both "veel" and "vul". If we were talking about Arab, Alabama, I could see using IPA or some other guide. --Wheresdib 08:19, 1 December 2006 (PST)
  • perhaps if we just said " Titusville (pronounced with a short "i"), " -- or is that just as distracting? --Dystopos 08:45, 1 December 2006 (PST)
  • I've personally not been a fan of Wikipedia's use of this cryptic pronounciation system, but the link to the reference helps a lot. I could go with either the current entry of Dystopos's suggestion. That's not too helpful, is it? --Lkseitz 09:04, 1 December 2006 (PST)

I agree with the shortened pronunciation entry. I also realize that IPA is still obscure to most people (although dictionaries have started using it, and it is the "standard"). Unfortunately I'm not sure that "short i" would make much more sense to most people -- "is that the i in pin or pine?" So I favor sticking with IPA.

I have sometimes seen the name spelled more as it sounds, "Tittusville," although I can't find an example at the moment. I guess we could mention that; I thought about it before. I'm inclined toward the IPA, though.

I added the pronunciation just for people who've never heard the name pronounced, of course. On reflection, this probably includes a lot of over-the-mountain people. -- Rob 17:13, 1 December 2006 (PST)

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