Talk:Buena Vista, Virginia

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[edit] Economic Development link

I've been zapping the BV Economic Development link for some time, and explained my rationale on it when questioned, as I considered it basically advertising. Am I that far off my rocker, considering that an anon has once again re-added the link? SchuminWeb (Talk) 03:16, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Pronunciation

I've lived around the area all of my life, and have never heard "bunna vista" (except maybe by out-of-towners). As long as I've been in the area it's been "byew-nuh vista." That's a bit of a head-scratcher for me. Thoughts? Artsygeek (talk) 00:22, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

Don't forget that it's not the standard English alphabet that's being used there, but rather the International Phonetic Alphabet. Not being sufficiently versed in the IPA, I cannot confirm whether or not the pronunciation as you have described is being illustrated there, though I will confirm that you have described the correct pronunciation of the name of the town. Can anyone more familiar with the IPA than myself confirm that the IPA pronunciation is applied to reflect the correct pronunciation? SchuminWeb (Talk) 06:56, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

If the correct pronunciation is as Artsygeek and SchuminWeb have described, the IPA form should be [ˌbju.nə'vɪs.tə]. If what is currently in the article ([bunna vista]) were correct IPA — which I'm certain it is not — it would sound something like "boon-nah vees-tah". (!) Richwales (talk) 18:08, 10 June 2008 (UTC)