You prononce "Bowie" BOO-ie not BOW-ie or BAUW-ie Believe it or not, I've had arguments about this with people in other states who refuse to believe someone who grew up in Bowie when told that it is not pronounced the same as the names of the rock star and the guy the knife is named after. Other words in English can share spelling and differ in pronounciation, but not the name of my hometown and a rock star?
but... Bowie is named after Jim Bowie, and his name is pronounced BOO-ie.
I can't remember the last time I heard the knife pronounced the same as the town. Certainly makes the people "correcting" my pronounciation that much funnier though. Are there parts of the country where they pronounce Jim Bowie's name correctly?
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but... Bowie is named after Jim Bowie, and his name is pronounced BOO-ie.
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sorry. just had to add that.
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i blame david bowie for the whole thing.