2 - my 5th grade teacher back in the day was from there
Pronounced it Low-ville...........
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Louisville - 2 syllables or 3?
-- proudhokie2001
Sep 07, 2023 at 09:10 PM ET
proudhokie2001
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09/07/23 09:10 PM ET
Loo- eee -ville...3 syllables**
-- Hokeedokee
Sep 08, 2023 at 04:33 PM ET
Hokeedokee
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09/08/23 04:33 PM ET
I have family in Louisville....they and other local pronounce it
-- 1979HOKIERED
Sep 08, 2023 at 04:15 PM ET
1979HOKIERED
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09/08/23 04:15 PM ET
Loo u ville is sesquisyllabic. It is 2 and 1/2 syllables.**
-- dolph
Sep 08, 2023 at 09:26 AM ET
dolph
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09/08/23 09:26 AM ET
Lose-er-ville, so 3 syllables.**
-- EDGEMAN
Sep 08, 2023 at 08:08 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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09/08/23 08:08 AM ET
2 - my 5th grade teacher back in the day was from there
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-- HOKIESHARK
Sep 08, 2023 at 07:57 AM ET
HOKIESHARK
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09/08/23 07:57 AM ET
Lou-uh-vul said like your mouth is full of marbles
-- hokiepro
Sep 07, 2023 at 09:56 PM ET
hokiepro
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09/07/23 09:56 PM ET
4 .... La-Hoo-Serrr-Ville (Spoken in Jim Carrey voice)**
-- HokieCC
Sep 07, 2023 at 09:32 PM ET
HokieCC
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09/07/23 09:32 PM ET