Talk:Baltimore, County Cork
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[edit] Pronunciation help
This passage is from the intro section:
- "The town's name is properly prounounced differently than Baltimore in the USA. (Bal-timore rather than Ball-timore)." (sic)
Unfortunately, this isn't much help for anyone who doesn't already know how the two variations are pronounced; sticking an extra "L" at the end of the first syllable doesn't actually change the pronunciation. In America, the "A" is pronounced au, and sounds much like "bawl-timore"; spelling it "bawll-timore" doesn't change that. Can we get an IPA pronunciation, or at least a "layman's" attempt to characterize the pronunciation of the "A" in the first syllable? It's the "A" that is key, not the "L". I could suggest "'bahl-timore' rather than 'bawl-timore'", but I do not claim to be an expert. 71.204.204.249 14:22, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
