Scott D. Pierce: “Most pronounce it the way it’s written. EM-igration. Some pronounce it as if the first letter is an “I” — IM-igration.”
People work to protect homes into the night along 1700 South in Salt Lake City from the rising flow of Emigration Creek through Wasatch Hollow Park on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. As rapid snowmelt and possible April showers stoke fears of heavy flooding in the Northern Plains, state officials are announcing flood response plans, and residents are assembling thousands — if not hundreds of thousands — of sandbags to combat floods themselves.
I’ve asked a lot of people about this. Some native Utahns. Some long-timers. Some short-timers and newcomers. And I have come to believe that the IM-igration pronunciation was favored by at least some native Utahns of a certain age . But if what we hear on TV these days is any indication, that pronunciation is falling out of favor.
But you can’t argue that pronouncing place names correctly is of zero importance. Incorrect pronunciations mark you as an outsider. Or maybe just sort of dumb. Like that editor clearly implied I was. And before you try to tell me that place names should be pronounced the way they look, let’s consider Tooele. Tell me you wouldn’t have negative thoughts about a TV reporter or anchor who pronounced that TOOL-ee.
It’s easy for those of us in print journalism because all we have to do is get the spellings right. You have no idea if we actually know how to pronounce, well, any word. Any name. Anything. Staff at Ruth's Diner located in Emigration Canyon discuss building a wall of sand bags to divert expected Emigration Creek flood waters from flowing into the restaurant on Wednesday, April 12, 2023.
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