Talk:Gouverneur Morris
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could someone add a note on how to pronounce his given name? I've always wondered. (Well, not always - but intermittenly over a long period of time.) Adam 03:49, 16 Jan 2004 (UTC)
Good question, Adam. I have always heard it pronounced like the English word "governor," but I wouldn't claim authority on it. Decumanus 05:46, 16 Jan 2004 (UTC)
Is Gouverneur, New York named for this gentleman? I used to play against their sports teams in High School, the town name is pronounced Gover-noor.
DigiBullet 19:30, 20 Jan 2004 (UTC)
It is a French word (of course, cognate with 'governor'). In French, it is pronounced (aprox.) Gwoh-ver-nur, with that throaty French R and the U pronouned as in 'tu' or German "Uber". It is a very cool and unique name- never heard it on another person.
reverting vandalism
Hi, I noticed that not all edits by User:24.190.151.22 were reverted. For example it reads now "at the age of thirteen" where the text originally stated "at the age of twelve". Each of his changes which I checked turned out to be valdalism. Maybe somebody with knowledge about Gouverneur Morris should have a look and revert as necessary. --Jochen 20:19, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)
