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traverse is an awkward word. Besides, my image of the action 'to traverse' is a slow, laborious journey. Travers is a surname name I say "TRAY-vurz" ... maybe that'd suit better?
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I thought traverse was said something like tray-vurs. I honestly wouldn't know - I'm Deaf! :P
Occured to me after I posted this, that it was quite a lot like Travis, so it surprised me when I looked up Travis and found that it was in fact derived from Old French traverse.. how about that!
Occured to me after I posted this, that it was quite a lot like Travis, so it surprised me when I looked up Travis and found that it was in fact derived from Old French traverse.. how about that!
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Hm, seems you're right, the noun form probably is usually said TRAV-erse. I have hardly ever heard that word in my life... I usually hear the verb.
I guess it's more appealing knowing that, but I still think I'd spell it Travers. Just looks more manly to me that way.
I guess it's more appealing knowing that, but I still think I'd spell it Travers. Just looks more manly to me that way.
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I've never heard it like that
I've always heard tra-VERSE, noun and verb.
I've always heard tra-VERSE, noun and verb.
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Reminds me of
Travers City, Michigan, which is prn TRAV-erse (with a [hard?] S at the end, instead of the possessive S that sounds like Z, KWIM?).
Travers City, Michigan, which is prn TRAV-erse (with a [hard?] S at the end, instead of the possessive S that sounds like Z, KWIM?).
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actually, it ends with an e
It's Traverse City, home of the Cherry Festival :D
It's Traverse City, home of the Cherry Festival :D
This message was edited 6/20/2007, 8:34 PM
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Does it? My bad - thanks for correcting me
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