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Dahlonega (proper pronunciation?)
ambro51
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How is this word spoken?
Dall-lo-ne'-ga (sort of like the race track)
or
Da-lon'-na-ga
Dall-lo-ne'-ga (sort of like the race track)
or
Da-lon'-na-ga
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or
Da-lawn-i-ca
This is how I say it.
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Duh-LON-eh-guh
and I have purchased dozens of Dahlonega coins with that pronunciation, so I know it works.
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You mean jaw juh eh?
When I was a little tyke I read a cartoon to my mom and dad....I pronounced the word Han-gover...loving parents yes but they got a big laugh out of THAT
it was Hangover (drank too much)
Never forgot that and since then I try to get the word right before I speak it!
Its hard to get interested in dollar gold without thinking about Dahlonega.
<< <i>I pronounce it
Duh-LON-eh-guh
and I have purchased dozens of Dahlonega coins with that pronunciation, so I know it works.
been there decades ago.
this one does it for me, although I pronounce it more like Duh-LON-uh-gah
Duh
LON rhymes with the PON in PONd
uh
gah
(actually, it's pronounced Throat-warbler Mangrove)
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<< <i>Duh-LON-eh-guh >>
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<< <i>I thought it was dah-LON-ah-ga >>
That is how natives say it. Or at least NASCAR driver Bill Elliott, who was sponsored by Dahlonega Ford, which I believe was owned by his father.
<< <i>Its pronounced "OUT OF MY PRICE RANGE", accent on the "OUT" >>