Whether you are moving to Savannah or just visiting, the southern drawl has its own unique charm—and can sometimes to be hard to understand for the uninitiated. I’ve come up with a list of pronunciations of places and words that may sound funny to you at first. Get these down and you’ll be on your way to sounding like a true Savannahian!
Whitemarsh: wit-marsh
Whitefield: wit-field
Chatham: CHAT-um
Broughton: BRAW-tun
Habersham: haber-shum, not HAB-er-SHUM. (Think haberdasher)
Barnard: BAR-nerd
Forsyth Park: FOR-syth. (Unless you are talking about the county, in which case it’s for-SYTH. Just to keep it properly confusing.)
Louisville Road: Louie-vill
Maupas Avenue: Maw-paw
Walthour: wall-tower
Beaulieu: BYOO-lee (Always go with the English rather than French pronunciation)
Alley: lane. (just roll with it. They may be alleys, but in Savannah they are lanes.)
Caramel: kah-ruh-mel
Pen: Pin or peeyun
Lawyer: Rhymes with saw-yer
Mayonnaise: Man-aze or may-nayz
Pajamas: Puh-jaw-muhs
Route: Rhymes with “out”
Aunt: Aint
Next up: Common phrases you need to know!
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