Linda, I am not sure. My great grandmother's maiden name was Bossier but not sure exactly how it was pronounced. Robin Rafferty ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2010 1:00 AM Subject: LAORLEAN Digest, Vol 5, Issue 270 > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Probably a dumb question (Linda Stokesbury Brennan) > 2. Re: Probably a dumb question (Linda Stokesbury Brennan) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2010 01:10:51 -0500 > From: Linda Stokesbury Brennan <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] Probably a dumb question > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; delsp=yes; format=flowed > > As far as I can tell, the way to pronounce Bossier is Bo-jour or Bo- > shure. But, I wouldn't assume that's the way you would pronounce your > family name. In Louisiana, it seems nothing is pronounced the way you > might think it would be. > > For instance, we have a city just southeast of hear that is spelled > Cloutierville. > Kind Regards, > Linda > > http://www.Stokesbury.org > http://www.artistsuccesskit.com > > > > > > On Nov 6, 2010, at 6:54 PM, Gene Data wrote: > > This is probably a dumb question but I'm just going to go ahead and > embarrass myself anyway: > > I've been told that Bossier City is pronounce Bo-zjer or b???zh?r > [not > exactly sure how to spell this so you know how it sounds. So I hope you > get the idea] > > Now, my question is.... if the city is pronounced b???zh?r does > that > mean that the surname - Bossier - is also pronounced the same way??? > > I had thought is was pronounced [so it sounded French] Bos see yay > > Since this is one of my surnames, figured I'd better learn how to > pronounce it correctly!!! > > Ren?e > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN- > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2010 01:18:18 -0500 > From: Linda Stokesbury Brennan <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] Probably a dumb question > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; delsp=yes; format=flowed > > Sorry -- I sent this message before I was finished with it. So, here > is the complete message. > > As far as I can tell, the way to pronounce Bossier City is Bo-jour > City or Bo-shure City. But, I wouldn't assume that's the way you > would pronounce your family name. In Louisiana, it seems nothing is > pronounced the way you might think it would be. > > For instance, we have a city just southeast of here that is spelled > Cloutierville. They pronounce it "Clutchie-ville." Normal French > pronunciation would be Clou-ti-a-ville. It is named after a French > family, and I'm not sure how the family pronounces the name. My > advice is, don't assume anything from the Louisiana pronunciation. > > > Kind Regards, > Linda > > > > On Nov 6, 2010, at 6:54 PM, Gene Data wrote: > > This is probably a dumb question but I'm just going to go ahead and > embarrass myself anyway: > > I've been told that Bossier City is pronounce Bo-zjer or b???zh?r > [not > exactly sure how to spell this so you know how it sounds. So I hope you > get the idea] > > Now, my question is.... if the city is pronounced b???zh?r does > that > mean that the surname - Bossier - is also pronounced the same way??? > > I had thought is was pronounced [so it sounded French] Bos see yay > > Since this is one of my surnames, figured I'd better learn how to > pronounce it correctly!!! > > Ren?e > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the LAORLEAN list administrator, send an email to > [email protected] > > To post a message to the LAORLEAN mailing list, send an email to > [email protected] > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of LAORLEAN Digest, Vol 5, Issue 270 > **************************************** >