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How do you pronouce Bonneville?

Old Apr 22, 2007 | 06:37 PM
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I did a search to see if this topic came up before and all I got was a message saying no topics match so I decided to ask. I've heard people pronouce it bonNEville and bonNAville, I called it by the second one. [/i]

BTW, I notice older people have called it bonneville and younger people call it bonnaville
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Old Apr 22, 2007 | 06:43 PM
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BonNAville
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Old Apr 22, 2007 | 06:52 PM
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bonNAville I haven't really heard any one really say bonneville but me and my family. None of my friends knew what a bonneville was until I started talking about mine.(most of the think domestic cars suck )
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Old Apr 22, 2007 | 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by vital49
BonNAville
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Old Apr 22, 2007 | 07:25 PM
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I do both, PLUS BonNIville.
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Old Apr 22, 2007 | 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by dbeast420
Originally Posted by vital49
BonNAville

word......

im BonNAville

but my parents are BonNEville
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Old Apr 22, 2007 | 07:49 PM
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Assuming the emphasis is on the FIRST syllable, I vote BonnAville. BonnEville just sounds GOOFY!!
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Old Apr 22, 2007 | 07:51 PM
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Bonnaville here. All my friends say BonNEville just to get on my nerves, though.
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Old Apr 22, 2007 | 08:15 PM
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My father-in-law calls it "BonNEville". Drives me NUTS.
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Old Apr 22, 2007 | 09:12 PM
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both, just depends on who I talk to a lot of country folk live down here and they say "BonnAvoll"
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