Help me talk like a local.

[kanfar]

That's awesome, thanks for the link. It says Lafayette is pronounced "[[lä-fā-ET)"
but don't Detroiters say "le-FAY-it"?

I have never ever heard it pronounced "le-FAY-it"

[Király]

I have never ever heard it pronounced "le-FAY-it"

I was told in this thread that that's how it's said in Detroit, well, laff-FAY-ette, specifically. See posts 65-69.

[kanfar]

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.

[Király]

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?