I have never ever heard it pronounced "le-FAY-it"
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I was told in this thread that that's how it's said in Detroit, well, laff-FAY-ette, specifically. See posts 65-69.
I may have misinterpreted on which syllable you are putting the emphasis. I apologize. I think because of the caps I was pronouncing it, in my mind, with the emphasis there. Emphasis is on the last syllable and then it would be how I hear it. Hope I am making sense.
Well, yes, the caps are where the emphasis should be. In the other thread I was told laff-FAY-ette. What's the capitalization supposed to mean if that's not where the stress/emphasis goes?