College Name Mistakes... looking to fix on Wikipedia

[ta kala]

People misspell "Pittsburgh" all the time as "Pittsburg."

And I am always the annoying alum who asks for it be changed. A quick search on wikipedia for "University of Pittsburg" reveals about 60 results.

[naraht]

Originally Posted by ta kala

People misspell "Pittsburgh" all the time as "Pittsburg."

And I am always the annoying alum who asks for it be changed. A quick search on wikipedia for "University of Pittsburg" reveals about 60 results.

If you'd like to fix those, then go ahead. Or I can put in on my list. And there is a Pittsburg State University in Kansas, I wonder how often people spell that with an h.

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by ta kala

People misspell "Pittsburgh" all the time as "Pittsburg."

And I am always the annoying alum who asks for it be changed. A quick search on wikipedia for "University of Pittsburg" reveals about 60 results.

This one is a little more understandable, though. There are many cities and towns named "Pittsburg" across the US. I actually camped out in Pittsburg, NH on senior prom weekend

Still, I understand the frustration!

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

This one is a little more understandable, though. There are many cities and towns named "Pittsburg" across the US. I actually camped out in Pittsburg, NH on senior prom weekend

Still, I understand the frustration!

I had a friend who refused to accept that my university was in Champaign, not Champagne.

[honeychile]

FYI, the reason was Pittsburgh, PA has the H at the end is a tribute to the predominately Scots-Irish heritage of the founders. In the late 1800's, the post office tried to turn all city names ending in -burgh into the more Germanic -burg, and Pittsburgh, PA went along for a few years. Then those wild and crazy Scots-Irish got all feisty and demanded that they get their H back.

To my knowledge, it's the only city that demanded the H, yet even as I type this, I know that somebody will prove me wrong.

I have been known to yell at the television when some former jock says, "Mo-Non-Ga-HEE-La". It's like finger nails on the chalk board to me!

[naraht]

Originally Posted by honeychile

FYI, the reason was Pittsburgh, PA has the H at the end is a tribute to the predominately Scots-Irish heritage of the founders. In the late 1800's, the post office tried to turn all city names ending in -burgh into the more Germanic -burg, and Pittsburgh, PA went along for a few years. Then those wild and crazy Scots-Irish got all feisty and demanded that they get their H back.

To my knowledge, it's the only city that demanded the H, yet even as I type this, I know that somebody will prove me wrong.

I have been known to yell at the television when some former jock says, "Mo-Non-Ga-HEE-La". It's like finger nails on the chalk board to me!

I've always heard "Mo-Non-Ga-HAY-La"....

[TonyB06]

Originally Posted by naraht

I've always heard "Mo-Non-Ga-HAY-La"....

Joe Namath is from Beaver Falls, Pa., and he pronounces it
"Mo-Non-Ga-HEE-La." If it's good enough for Joe Willy, it's good enough for me.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by TonyB06

Joe Namath is from Beaver Falls, Pa., and he pronounces it
"Mo-Non-Ga-HEE-La." If it's good enough for Joe Willy, it's good enough for me.

Joe went too far south for college and it made his brain explode.

I've seen/heard some really interesting spellings/pronunciations of Duquesne but considering PennDOT misspelled a road sign for it (!) I guess I shouldn't criticize. For the record, it's doo-kane. Also for the record, the City of Duquesne has nothing to do with Duquesne University and they are not in the same place.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by honeychile

FYI, the reason was Pittsburgh, PA has the H at the end is a tribute to the predominately Scots-Irish heritage of the founders. In the late 1800's, the post office tried to turn all city names ending in -burgh into the more Germanic -burg, and Pittsburgh, PA went along for a few years. Then those wild and crazy Scots-Irish got all feisty and demanded that they get their H back.

Of course, the Scots would have pronounced -burgh as "bərə/boro," not "burg."

[naraht]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Of course, the Scots would have pronounced -burgh as "bərə/boro," not "burg."

I'd love to hear *that* in the pronounciation of Pittsburgh.

And you are right on UNCC in terms of marking the formal abbreviation.