College Name Mistakes... looking to fix on Wikipedia

[naraht]

I've spent about a week correcting most of the instances of "John Hopkins University" across Wikipedia (there were about 4000 of them most from one book on Sharks used as a reference produced by "John Hopkins University Press")

So what's next?
I've looked for "University of William and Mary" and "Carnegie-Melon"

What other college name mistakes should I look for?

[honeychile]

Extra credit for those who mispronounce Carnegie Mellon. It's Car-NAY-gee, not CARN-a-gee.

I remember when I was accepted to W&M - my parents were so thrilled that it was a college, not a university. Well, also that it was a full ride!

The only other examples I can think is how many people confuse Stamford, Stanford, and almost any other school that starts with ST. Sorry that I'm not more help.

[naraht]

Originally Posted by honeychile

Extra credit for those who mispronounce Carnegie Mellon. It's Car-NAY-gee, not CARN-a-gee.

I remember when I was accepted to W&M - my parents were so thrilled that it was a college, not a university. Well, also that it was a full ride!

The only other examples I can think is how many people confuse Stamford, Stanford, and almost any other school that starts with ST. Sorry that I'm not more help.

I went to Carnegie-Mellon.

Refering to the school we said CARN-uh-gee, referring to the Library between our campus and Pitt, we said the Car-NAY-gee Library...

[TonyB06]

Originally Posted by honeychile

Extra credit for those who mispronounce Carnegie Mellon. It's Car-NAY-gee, not CARN-a-gee.

But it's CARN-a-gee Hall, not Car-NAY-gee Hall, right?

My ex-wife is from Cleveland. I still laugh at the story of the first time I drove to Cleveland to visit her during a college break. Carnegie Avenue is a major street there and she'd given me directions to meet her at a restaurant on that street.

Well, I found Carnegie Ave. ok, but had to call her and ask directions. Me: "Hey, I'm on Carnegie. Where is this Car-Nay-gee Avenue you're talking about??"

To this day, I can tell if someone is from Cleveland or not when I hear them pronouce "Car-Nay-gee/CARN-nay-gee." Every Clevelander I've ever heard pronounces it Car-NAY-gee Ave.

[PersistentDST]

Originally Posted by TonyB06

But it's CARN-a-gee Hall, not Car-NAY-gee Hall, right?

My ex-wife is from Cleveland. I still laugh at the story of the first time I drove to Cleveland to visit her during a college break. Carnegie Avenue is a major street there and she'd given me directions to meet her at a restaurant on that street.

Well, I found Carnegie Ave. ok, but had to call her and ask directions. Me: "Hey, I'm on Carnegie. Where is this Car-Nay-gee Avenue you're talking about??"

To this day, I can tell if someone is from Cleveland or not when I hear them pronouce "Car-Nay-gee/CARN-nay-gee." Every Clevelander I've ever heard pronounces it Car-NAY-gee Ave.

Yep. It's all about linguistics. I tend to say Car-Neh-Gee. And yes...that is how Clevelanders say it (although I'm not from there).

[Benzgirl]

Originally Posted by PersistentDST

Yep. It's all about linguistics. I tend to say Car-Neh-Gee. And yes...that is how Clevelanders say it (although I'm not from there).

You can always spot a native by how they pronounce Carnegie and IF they can pronounce Cuyahoga.

[naraht]

Originally Posted by Benzgirl

You can always spot a native by how they pronounce Carnegie and IF they can pronounce Cuyahoga.

In Pittsburgh, you can tell a native by *either* properly pronouncing "Monongahela" *or* by giving up and saying "The Mon, the Al and the O".

[naraht]

Originally Posted by TonyB06

But it's CARN-a-gee Hall, not Car-NAY-gee Hall, right?

My ex-wife is from Cleveland. I still laugh at the story of the first time I drove to Cleveland to visit her during a college break. Carnegie Avenue is a major street there and she'd given me directions to meet her at a restaurant on that street.

Well, I found Carnegie Ave. ok, but had to call her and ask directions. Me: "Hey, I'm on Carnegie. Where is this Car-Nay-gee Avenue you're talking about??"

To this day, I can tell if someone is from Cleveland or not when I hear them pronouce "Car-Nay-gee/CARN-nay-gee." Every Clevelander I've ever heard pronounces it Car-NAY-gee Ave.

Yes "CARN-a-gee" Hall....

[angels&angles]

In real life, people confuse W&L, W&M, WashU, GW & like six others, but not so much on Wikipedia, so I'm not that much help there.

[Low D Flat]

There's probably some Standford out there. Dartmouth University.

"California University" will likely get you a lot of hits to episodes of 90210.

[StealthMode]

Originally Posted by Low D Flat

There's probably some Standford out there.

There are. An abundance.

[als463]

I find myself always correcting people regarding the difference between Penn State and University of Pennsylvania.

[chi-o_cat]

The official abbreviation for the University of North Carolina at Charlotte is UNC Charlotte. Not UNCC and not UNC-Charlotte. I don't know if they're on Wikipedia, but the local media uses them all the time and it drives my significant other (a marketing/branding nerd who works at UNC Charlotte) absolutely nuts.

[33girl]

Indiana University of Pennsylvania has nothing to do with Indiana University.....and California University of Pennsylvania has nothing to do with CA the state (or 90210).

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by chi-o_cat

The official abbreviation for the University of North Carolina at Charlotte is UNC Charlotte. Not UNCC and not UNC-Charlotte. I don't know if they're on Wikipedia, but the local media uses them all the time and it drives my significant other (a marketing/branding nerd who works at UNC Charlotte) absolutely nuts.

Meanwhile, the official short form for The University of North Carolina at Greensboro is UNCG, not UNC Greensboro (or UNC-Greensboro or UNC-G). But for Carolina, it's UNC-CH (or, of course, just UNC).

Originally Posted by naraht

I've spent about a week correcting most of the instances of "John Hopkins University" across Wikipedia (there were about 4000 of them most from one book on Sharks used as a reference produced by "John Hopkins University Press")

So what's next?
I've looked for "University of William and Mary" and "Carnegie-Melon"

What other college name mistakes should I look for?

Okay, I'll ask: Why? I mean, that's a lot of time involved.