Talk:Hockessin, Delaware
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[edit] pronunciation
The orginal article said "it is pronounced HOE-kessin" (which I corrected to hoe-KESS-in). I'm guessing he was trying to distinguish from the way visitors often pronounce it, HOCK-ess-in, by moving the k to the second syllable, but he made it look like the accent is on the first syllable. Pete St.John 16:07, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
- It is three syllables, but the accent is most definitely on the first syllable. Raul654 16:10, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
- well it must have changed from when I grew up there (on Ashland Ridge Road, off Sharpless) in the 70's. The population has grown enormously since then and it would not be impossible for the most common mispronunciation of vistitors to take over. Pete St.John 16:26, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
- I lived in North Star from 1977-1996. 'hoʊ-kɛs-in. Don't forget that IPA is preferred on Wikipedia. samwaltz 17:06, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
- North Star is a neighbor to the south, hi. I was 1964 (when I was 7) to 1975 (when I graduated from Tower Hill. Not being a linguist of any sort I'm not facile with IPA; I take it the accent mark leading the first syllable indicates accent on the first syllable? I'm willing to go with the theory that rapid population growth has supplanted the earlier pronunciation, but really guys, when I actually lived in Hockessin we actually pronounced it accent on 2nd syllable. Virutally all vistitors understandably pronounced it to rhyme with "moccassin" (accent on the first).Pete St.John 18:35, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
- I lived in North Star from 1977-1996. 'hoʊ-kɛs-in. Don't forget that IPA is preferred on Wikipedia. samwaltz 17:06, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
- well it must have changed from when I grew up there (on Ashland Ridge Road, off Sharpless) in the 70's. The population has grown enormously since then and it would not be impossible for the most common mispronunciation of vistitors to take over. Pete St.John 16:26, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
