Steel Magnolias

Listen to the pronunciation of names and places from Steel Magnolias, by Robert Harling. The words are spoken by two natives of Natchitoches, Louisiana. (This is the real town in Louisiana on which the fictional location is based.) Recorded by Jim Johnson.

WORD LIST (page/word)

9 Clairee
9 Chinquapin
9/37 Bunkie Dupuy (name)
10 Zwolle
10 swanee (I’ll swanee… -I’ll swear?)
10 Ruth Robeline’s
11 Tickfaw (town)
11 Karo syrup
12 Drum Eatenton (name)
14 Ouiser Boudreax
14 M’Lynn
14 Louisiana
16 Shreveport
16 West Monroe or Monroe proper
18 Margi St. Maurice
18 azaleas
19 armadillo
20 an original creation called the “Dago” pie
25 Mrs. Robeline’s house
25 The Antilly family
32 poinsettia
33 Jackson Latcherie Junior
38 pecan
38 a dazzling victory over Dry Prong
39 tiara
41 Owen Jenkins
41 Ohio
46 annual Marmillion shrimp boil (family name)
47 New Orleans
48 it’s in my foyer
48 I brought you all some tomatoes.
50 Sis Orelle (name)
62 Waddy Thibodeaux
62 Baton Rouge