Pronunciation?

How is it pronounced?

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#2
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From what I've heard the General's family pronounced it "Knee-land", but that was an evolution from the common "Nay-land."
 
#3
#3
This is a subject near my heart because I named my 2 yr old daughter Neyland (KNEE-Land)

I will trust the Generals wife on this one

from this link http://www.utsports.com/uploadedFiles/Sports/Football/Gen Robert R Neyland 07.pdf

IS IT NEE-land or NAY-land?
There has been continuing controversy over the pronunciation of the name N-E-Y-L-A-N-D. Here’s the true
story.
Charles Brakebill, former UT Vice-President for Development, was a part of the Neyland Scholarship program
when it was begun after Gen. Neyland’s death.
That’s when Brakebill said he learned a lesson about the Neyland name and how to pronounce it. He had apparently
called the General’s wife, Peg, “Mrs. NAY-land.” “She stood up and raised her knee and said ‘Mr. Brakebill,
first thing let’s do is get my name straight.’ She hit her knee about three times and said, ‘It’s NEE-land, just like
my knee.’ That stuck in my mind.”
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The Dude said:
From what I've heard the General's family pronounced it "Knee-land", but that was an evolution from the common "Nay-land."
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that's how i usually say it...i tend to pronounce it differently on gamedays further and further into the tailgate. not exactly sure why that might be??

not sure where you get the 'lund'
 
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#5
#5
When the tongue gets thicker from alcohol, the land becomes lundsth. In my case anyway
 
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#12
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salutethehill said:
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!
My wife and I were going back and forth about this the other day. She says Naylund, I say Neelund. You, my friend, are the man. :worship:
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I had to find some good sources to back me up because I have to correct people all the time with my daughter's name.
 
#16
#16
This is as ridiculous as the "nuke-lee-ur" vs. "nuke-you-lar" debate.... If the family pronounces it Knee-land then its Knee-land. Case closed. The Nay-land crowd is just wrong.
 
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UTvol1fn said:
that's how i usually say it...i tend to pronounce it differently on gamedays further and further into the tailgate. not exactly sure why that might be??

not sure where you get the 'lund'
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SMH...the "Lund" comes from the particular dialect of our brothers in the more rural counties in our great state. I like the land myself but hey..TEHO
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Orangekush423 said:
So is the LUND croud..u know? the ones who like eye-talian or raynch dressings on their salad
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Are these the same folks who might visit West-consin.... as though there might be an East -consin? Or they may go to Chi-cargo to catch a white sox or cubs game....
 
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bluetickhound16 said:
Are these the same folks who might visit West-consin.... as though there might be an East -consin? Or they may go to Chi-cargo to catch a white sox or cubs game....
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I still wonder why people ever thought they were going to Warshington, myself...
 
#25
#25
I got a book on 100 greatest things about Tennessee Football and it talks about it and the stadium and the generals name it says Nee-land not Nay-land
 
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