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[boomer68sooner72]

I wish someone would tell him the correct way to pronounce Pierre-Louis' name.

 

[BigT14]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who is bothered by it. Did her not hear Whiteny announce it properly?

 

[Mike Rafoneman]

Are you sure that is not the right way to say it it? You would think that he researched that. Surely the staff would say something if it was wrong.

 

[boomer68sooner72]

I'm sure that's not the right way. That's not how Sherri pronounces it.

 

[Mike Rafoneman]

I'm sure that's not the right way. That's not how Sherri pronounces it.

I know a little about this. Check your inbox on the site. I PM'd you.

 

[boomer68sooner72]

I know a little about this. Check your inbox on the site. I PM'd you.

Thanks. I replied.

 

[SoonerShamrock]

Can one of y'all enlighten the rest of us? Brian Brinkley pronounces it "Pierre-Lou-ie," which didn't surprise me, as I would think that's pronouncing it in the French manner. However, I also know when some folks come to the U.S. they make an attempt to Anglicize the pronunciation so Okies like me don't stumble over it too much. And at least today the p.a. announcer pronounced it like in St. Louis,Mo.

 

[Mike Rafoneman]

Can one of y'all enlighten the rest of us? Brian Brinkley pronounces it "Pierre-Lou-ie," which didn't surprise me, as I would think that's pronouncing it in the French manner. However, I also know when some folks come to the U.S. they make an attempt to Anglicize the pronunciation so Okies like me don't stumble over it too much. And at least today the p.a. announcer pronounced it like in St. Louis,Mo.

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She is comfortable with both. Just my opinion but I think she doesn't want a fuss made over her name so has asked that it be pronounced like the city.

 

[sybarite]

As a Cardinal fan, I've heard St. Louis pronounced both ways. I've heard The St. Louie Blues more than Louis.