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oroboros commented on the word yoknapatawpha county
Fictional county of many William Faulkner stories.
April 17, 2008
reesetee commented on the word yoknapatawpha county
And such fun to say.
April 17, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word yoknapatawpha county
And based on Lafayette County, Miss., where Faulkner's home, Rowan Oak, is located, and where I spent a hella long time.
Incidentally, one of the things that made my time there seem even longer was the native pronunciation of "Lafayette" (normally "la-fay-ETTE") as "la-FAY-ette." Gah!
April 17, 2008
reesetee commented on the word yoknapatawpha county
Haha! I remember traveling to the South and being warned about that. I guess we northerners sound awfully funny to them when we accent the last syllable.
Rowan Oak: Must return. Love it.
April 17, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word yoknapatawpha county
RT--you must have been warned by a Mississippian! In Virginia the name of the Marquis de Lafayette is all over the place (considering he saved our behinds back in 1780-81), and pronounced invariably (as far as I know) as la-fay-ETTE--as they do in most places, I think.
Just proof that my time in Mississippi was my longest foreign assignment...
April 18, 2008
reesetee commented on the word yoknapatawpha county
Actually, it was a northerner living in Mississippi who warned me. :-) But yes, I meant "The South," not Virginia. We southern Pennsylvanians don't think of Virginia as southern, though some Virginians might disagree.
April 18, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word yoknapatawpha county
Gah! Yes, I think they would disagree. Well... northern Virginia's different too, though. Perhaps jennarenn will weigh in on this. :)
Anyway... Yoknapatawpha County very much resembles Lafayette County, Miss.--in case anyone ever wants to visit!
April 18, 2008
reesetee commented on the word yoknapatawpha county
But does it have Faulkner-type characters ambling about? I'm not sure that's a great tourist draw. ;-)
April 18, 2008