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Jen Gosnell
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From my days back in Ohio I recall the little town of Mantua - pronounced, of course, "MAN-away" (much to the chagrin of my opera-loving singing teachers!).
Here near Seattle there are Native American names that get murdered by non-locals. Try Sequim (pronounced "sqwimm"), Cle Elum (klee ELL-um) and Puyallup (pew-AL-u . I could go on!
Maybe I'm a little perverse, but I'll admit, I do find these sorts of things fun. They're probably a lot more fun when you're not the one doing the pickups, though. 
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glittlefield
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| Mike Harrison wrote: | One of the many counties in Texas is Bexar County. It is pronounced without the 'x' (bear).
One of the streets in Austin is San Jacinto Blvd. It is pronounced exactly as it's spelled: a hard 'J,' as in jar. |
Originally, Bexar was pronounced "BAY-har". Then the colonists took over.  And don't forget "guad-a-LOOP" (Guadalupe) in Austin.
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Diane Maggipinto
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| bobsouer wrote: | Diane,
In North Carolina that's how they pronounce those storms that start in the warm ocean waters and get names when they get big enough. |
hurricane, utah IS in the southern part of the state so that must be the explanation 
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Frank F
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Diane, I almost forgot about Hurricane (her-i-ke'n), I was too blown away with laughter after reading your post.
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Michael Schoen
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May I add BYOO-nah, NJ (Buena) and Paso RObuls, CA (robles)
KAYro Ill already mentioned but also LIME-uh, Ohio and BuhGO-tuh, NJ (Bogota)
In Atlantic City, NJ there's a street pronounced as it's spelled:
Ar-KAN-sas Avenue
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Mandy Nelson
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I live in Worcester (wuss-tuh to the locals)
This thread is cracking me up.
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Lee Gordon
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And if you're in Wuss-tuh, you're not far from Less-tuh (Leicester).
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Bruce
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And in your neighborhood Leominster is not Leo Minster but Lemon Stir, yes?
Of course in Arizona the town of Gila Bend (located on a bend in the Gila river of all things), which often has the highest temperature in the nation, would give us joy. Instead of calling it HEE-la Bend, out of state news and weather casters would call it GUY-la Bend.
But then there's Casa Grande which should be the Spanish CAH-sah GRAHN-day, but we call KEH-suh GRAND.
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dhouston67
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| Mike Harrison wrote: | One of the many counties in Texas is Bexar County. It is pronounced without the 'x' (bear).
One of the streets in Austin is San Jacinto Blvd. It is pronounced exactly as it's spelled: a hard 'J,' as in jar. |
Yep. And even bilingual folks here pronounce Guadalupe Street as "Gwod-a-loop".
That said, if anyone needs help speaking Texican, I'm your go-to cowboy.
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Deirdre
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Berlin, NH is BER-l'n.
Windham is pronounce WIND-'m if it's the one in Maine, and WIND-ham if it's the one in NH.
Go figguh.
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scottnilsen
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When I was doing time in Liberal, KS, I learned that when the ArkanSAW River passes through Kansas, it becomes the ArKANsas River (no saw on the end).
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Bruce
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Couch Street in Portland? Pronounced COOCH.
Chartres Street in New Orleans? The French might say SHAR-truh, but I heard the locals call it CHA-tuhz with a thick Cajun accent.
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Kristin Lennox
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This is making the language-loving part of my brain explode... 
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Lee Gordon
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| Deirdre wrote: | Berlin, NH is BER-l'n.
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As are the ones in MA and CT. They were all pronounced ber-LIN until World War I, although some sources claim this is an urban legend and they were always pronounced with the emphasis on the first syllable.
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Brad Venable
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Yup, Miami, Oklahoma...home of the War Dogs.
My-AM-uh.
Thanks for that reminder, Todd. 
Other ones:
Natchitoches, LA (NAK-uh-tish)
Blytheville, AR (BLY-vuhl)
and of course,
Louisville, KY (LOU-uh-vul)
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