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ms70ms70 Posts: 13,956 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I actually called Dahlonega City Hall just to hear how Dahlonega is pronounced.

Dah-lă-nĕ-gah

Then I hung up.

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  • WalkerfanWalkerfan Posts: 9,552 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That’s how I pronounce it LOL

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  • ms70ms70 Posts: 13,956 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I've heard it said Doll-o-nega, sounding like Talledega.

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  • CoinJunkieCoinJunkie Posts: 8,772 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Well, that's how people in Dahlonega pronounce it anyway... B)

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  • mannie graymannie gray Posts: 7,259 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @ms70 said:
    I've heard it said Doll-o-nega, sounding like Talledega.

    An old-time dealer around here used to say "Da-gonga."
    I never really understood that one.
    He was a very knowledgeable guy, well versed in history.

  • JimnightJimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I still can't say it.

  • SoldiSoldi Posts: 2,177 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 31, 2020 8:27PM

    I lived in Albany NY and we pronounced it; "Dah-lă-nĕ-gah"

    I lived in New Jersey and they pronounced it "Dah-lă-nĕ-gah"

    Now, I live in Surfside Beach South Carolina and we pronounce it; "Dah-lă-nĕ-gah"

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    but none the less quite the synecdoche, adding an aura of the sublime just like the collection my Otorhinolaryngologist has.

  • HallcoHallco Posts: 3,652 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 31, 2020 8:32PM

    I have worked in the next county over for 14 years and I STILL giggle when people post how they think it's pronounced! :D

  • ChrisH821ChrisH821 Posts: 6,616 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Been there many times. My grandmother used to live just up highway 60 from there in Suches, very nice scenic area, good driving roads if you are into that.

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  • airplanenutairplanenut Posts: 22,283 ✭✭✭✭✭

    You didn't even stay on the line long enough to check if their refrigerator was running?

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  • oih82w8oih82w8 Posts: 12,429 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Since I don't have any coinage from "there"...I wont worry about it.

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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I have also heard it pronounced 'duh-LON-i-guh'...... Always fun at coin shows when you pick up a gold D coin and ask what the D is for :D ....Only works on dealers who do not know you.... ;) Cheers, RickO

  • keetskeets Posts: 25,351 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I remember from my time living in Washington State that there was a small community south of Seattle, close to where the inimitable Russ used to live. the name of the town was Puyallup and the first time I saw it I thought Pile-up!!

    I was wrong. :p

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @keets.... :D Yep, that is a great one for people to pronounce. I lived there for twenty years...well, just north of Puyallup.... and visitors to the state would always ask...."How the hell do you say that word?" :D The State Fair is held there each year. Cheers, RickO

  • airplanenutairplanenut Posts: 22,283 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @keets said:
    I remember from my time living in Washington State that there was a small community south of Seattle, close to where the inimitable Russ used to live. the name of the town was Puyallup and the first time I saw it I thought Pile-up!!

    I was wrong. :p

    I've got a coworker who grew up there. I never pass up a chance to call it Poo-yallup when she's around. For those not in the know, the real pronunciation is pyou-allup (pyou, like the sound you'd make when firing a fake laser gun).

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  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 28,790 ✭✭✭✭✭

    If I get a coin from there now I cat it instead of the other d thing

  • thebeavthebeav Posts: 3,812 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I just can't say 'Worcestershire'......

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  • kazkaz Posts: 9,227 ✭✭✭✭✭



    I guess a picture wouldn't hurt.

  • cameonut2011cameonut2011 Posts: 10,169 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Da-lahn-e-ga

  • MidLifeCrisisMidLifeCrisis Posts: 10,550 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Well, I hope you feel better now.

  • TomthecoinguyTomthecoinguy Posts: 849 ✭✭✭✭

    I went I first learned about the Dahlonega mint, I learned to pronounce it by going to YouTube and watching videos from the local Chamber of Commerce.

    Here is a video, but they don't actually say the town name until 4:27.

    https://youtube.com/watch?v=kozjFWCw-7E

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