Comments on: Boycotting Chi-Town

By: Jamey Stegmaier

Jamey Stegmaier — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 20:15:00 +0000

Bob, excellent research. And Rebecca, I agree that Facebook is a great way to stay in touch with people, but sending an e-mail via Facebook is completely different (and more personal) than a wall post, in my opinion.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 18:13:00 +0000

I say “Shy”. And for the record, I am happy to get birthday wishes anywhere , and wished my brother (b: 1/8/81) a happy birthday on Facebook because it has enabled us to connect more regularly than phone or email seems to do. So rock on with your birfday self and liking other modes of communication, but it works for some folks! Hope your b-day was great!

By: Bob

Bob — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 17:30:00 +0000

Seeing as Saturday mornings are for wasting, I decided to do a little internet research into the matter. Judging from the top 10 Google hits for “‘Chi-town’ pronounce” (of which this blog entry is up to #6), I’d say that the masses favor “shy-town” by about 2:1 over “chai-town.” There are also quite a few people like yourself, Jamey, who just want to stick with Chicago and forget the whole mess. Lastly, Wikipedia, which I must concede is the source of all that is true and good, lists both pronunciation options.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_nicknames_for_Chicago

The More You Know…(rainbow w/ star)

By: Bob

Bob — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 17:05:00 +0000

I can live with being obnoxious by using Chi-town, but am more worried that I have been deluded my whole life in pronouncing it “shy”-style. Anybody have a city slang term pronunciation guide?

By: NQL

NQL — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:08:00 +0000

I don’t know Bryce or Bob, but I’m throwing my favor behind “chai”-town.

Though, agreed, the usage is obnoxious. No one says “The Big Apple”. And if you do, you stink.

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:14:00 +0000

Chi-town is pronounced Shy-town, Jamey. And I rather like the term. Chicagoland’s a good one, too, when referring to the metropolitan area.

By: Bryce

Bryce — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:15:00 +0000

I thought it was pronounced more like Chai-town, like the latte