User talk:Cheravian

Hi,

We currently have Cheraw listed as pronounced chur-ROE, with the stress on the 2nd syllable. Are you saying that it's CHUR-raw? kwami (talk) 21:58, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

Cheraw, by an official proclaimation of the Cheraw Town Council, is pronounced chuh-raw with the syllables about equal. The ch sounds as it does in chapel, church or Cherokee. A lot of folks say it likes it sounds like sh, but ch is historically correct. Thanks for making the change. The "raw" is always pronounced like it is spelled.


 * Thanks. However, it's not possible to pronounce the syllables with equal stress in English. Even if both are stressed, as if it were two separate words, CHURR RAW, the final syllable would still receive greater stress in citation. Is it more like church law (both stressed), churchyard (1st stressed), or hurrah (2nd stressed)? kwami (talk) 22:22, 28 December 2007 (UTC)