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Lahser Road

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rugratsonline
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Re: Lahser Road

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MrMitch wrote: Thu Mar 18, 2021 8:34 am When I was young we lived on Lahser. Always pronounced it Lasher. Sounding wrong any other way.
I thought it was pronounced "Laa-sir"?
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TC Talks
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Re: Lahser Road

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I go back to the premise that it was pronounced differently in Oakland County than Wayne County way back when. It sounds like it has changed.

https://wdet.org/posts/2015/07/27/80451 ... or-lasher/

I didn't realize it turns into Outer Drive at i-96.
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SolarMax
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Re: Lahser Road

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TC Talks wrote: Sat Mar 20, 2021 8:48 am I didn't realize it turns into Outer Drive at i-96.
To get technical, it ends, merging with Outer Drive at Chalfonte, one block south of Fenkell (a.k.a. 5 Mile, to those west of Telegraph),
mwms9872
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Re: Lahser Road

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I work a few blocks from Lahser. My former co-worker would pronounce it "Law-jerr" .... people would always 2nd question him when he was giving directions to our office. LOL ..... LAW-JERR
Frosty
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Re: Lahser Road

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I used to tell the kids, when Eminem's "Eight Mile" was out: "Oh hell, when I grew up, 8 Mile was the suburbs!"
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Re: Lahser Road

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One month later, the misspelled highway sign remains, unchanged.
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