Donate

Play Live Radio

Next Up:

0:00

0:00 0:00

Available On Air Stations

Local Newscast

Hear the latest from the WWNO/WRKF Newsroom.

WWNO's HD service is currently experiencing technical difficulties. We are currently working to resolve the issue. Thank you for your patience until our full services are restored.

Community

Street Wise: How Do You Pronounce M-E-L-P-O-M-E-N-E?

WWNO - New Orleans Public Radio

Published August 11, 2015 at 8:41 AM CDT

Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Email

How do New Orleanians pronounce the street name Melpomene? — MelpoMEEN? Melph?

The Listening Post has teamed up with Nola.com | The Times-Picayune to produce a segment called Street Wise. First, we head out to the hardest-to-pronounce streets in New Orleans, then we hit up a linguist for a little background.

So, how do you pronounce Melpomene?

Where daMelph at?

Street Wise: How Do You Pronounce M-E-L-P-O-M-E-N-E?

👋 Looks like you could use more news. Sign up for our newsletters.