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Message ID: 58
#58, RE: For Love of the Grammer Nazi
Posted by ebony14 on Mar-21-14 at 10:48 AM
In response to message #31
>>In Dallas, Texas, there is La Jolla Street, which runs through a
>>variety of neighborhoods, and has been spelled three separate ways on
>>street signs (La Jolla, La Hoya, and La Joya)
>
>So how is it pronounced? La "haul-a"? La "hoy-a"?

I believe, that it's pronounced like La Jolla, California, is. That is, "La Hoy-a." This being Texas, however, I am sure there is some subset of the populace that tries to pronounce it with a J, like "jolly" or "joy." And thusly, it's possible that they think it's three different streets.

Ebony the Black Dragon

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