Poughkeepsie

[Frenchoid]

Can someone tell me how you pronounce the name of this place in NY state?

No real reason, it just bothers me that I don't know!!

[sifellis]

3 syllables matey

p-kip-si

p - as the non-capital letter, how a child would say it.
Kip - as in a short nap or sleep.
si - as in the northern expression 'si the later'

hope that helps.

[joko]

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[joko]

ha ha i wrote pak ipsy

[Quizmonster]

Click here for an American dictionary web-page which offers two possibilities. As Poughkeepsie is an American place-name, they should know.

[Octavius]

I can�t open the link above, but I would read it as�

"Poo" as in Winnie-the-..., "kip" rhymes with dip, and "see"

The name derives from a Native American word (roughly U-puku-ipi-sing), meaning "reed hut by the water"

[makemesmile]

They sound about right - Ross (in Friends) meets a girl from there and he pronounses the placename the same way as sifellis

[Quizmonster]

The link works for me but here is the actual address...
http://www.com/dictionary/poughkeepsie
Once there, you will find a red loudspeaker-symbol. Clicking on it allows you to hear an Ameican actually say the name.

[Quizmonster]

Eh dear...I give up! That connection doesn't work either! Perhaps if you just type it into the address-bar you will get there. Good luck!

[Quizmonster]

Last effort. Click here to get to the Merriam-Webster dictionary site. Once there, type the name into the slot and click. Then click the red loudspeaker. That'll work, insh'allah!

[Octavius]

Sorry QM I think it has more to do with our internal net nanny than anything else. We often get website refusal, even something simple such as having the word �org� in them � I presume net nanny thinks we are looking for �orgy�?! It is a bit of a pain since my work involves a lot of contact with international organisations.

[Skreecheeboy]

Surely it's pronounced poh-keep-si and not si-fell-is!

[Frenchoid]

AB works its magic once again - thanks everyone esp Quizmonster - got there via the M-W dictionary site as you suggested!!

[mondo0000]

Poo kip see

[willa]

My husband's niece lives in Poughkeepsie; many in his family live in towns around the area. It's pronounced:

Poe (as in Edgar Allen) - KIP - see

If one's diction is particularly lazy - or if one is in a hurry - it's pronounced:

Puh - KIP - see

[willa]

oops - that Puh is a P with a schwa (sp?) sound, like d'uh.

[Kingaroo]

Defintely NOT Poo like winnie-the
It's Puh like pub without the b

[willowman]

And the Americans have the cheek to complain about our town names eg Loughborough!!

[Frenchoid]

Loughborough - ah yes, so that must be Loe-berg then lol !!