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rainman64
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Alpharetta is so close to Cumming, you can see Siemens.

Thats funny right there.....


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I only know of two cities in Georgia, Atlanta and Hazzard.
 
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And let's not forget "HOW-Ston" (Houston) county and "VY-Anna" (Vienna).



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My home town was Shelbyville. (TN)

Most natives call it "Shovel", yea, just like a dirt shovel.

Out of state once, when asked where I was from I pronounced it "Shell B Ville". An attempt to avoid confusion. The guy asked, You mean "Shovel" I replied yes, but with a curious look on my face I guess. Then he said, I used to live there!


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I only know of two cities in Georgia, Atlanta and Hazzard.

Everybody knows Hazzard is a county, not a city.


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Just as well that none of you live in Wales, then.

My late Aunt Blodwen lived in Tanybwlch, not far from Rhosllanerchrugog, and on the way to her kids in Llanfihaengel-ym-Mochnant by way of Caerestyn.
tac, I've been to Llanfair­pwllgwyngyll­gogery­chwyrn­drobwll­llan­tysilio­gogo­goch and sang in a concert in Llandudno (which I did learn to pronounce--the double L is tough, though).

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Yr wyf yn cael pob anogaeth i ddarllen nad oes rhywun yma sydd wedi mynd i'r drafferth i ddysgu rhywfaint o Gymraeg! Da iawn, y dyn!


Is there a South Wales where they pronounce it LAWN fer PWILLgwun GILE goo-ger KWAIRN drub willaint SILE EYE-OH goo-goo-gooch? Razz


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Here we just have Demonbreun St to tell us if you're local or not.


Also, there's LaFAYette, TN.

We can always tell when a new meteorologist comes to town. First weather report, they use the French pronunciation.
Well , it WAS named after the Marquis de Lafayette .
 
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Learned so much on these posts... Smile
 
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I struggle with Hephzibah where my MIL is from...


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Buena Vista = Byoona Vista


Beat me to it! Coming from California (where we once lived on a street named Buena Vista) to SW Virginia, I could not get used to that one!


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Pecan?

pa-KAHN



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PeeCan

I've only heard that in the midwest.



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I only know of two cities in Georgia, Atlanta and Hazzard.

Everybody knows Hazzard is a county, not a city.





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houndawg
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Pecan?

pa-KAHN



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PeeCan

I've only heard that in the midwest.



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My Georgia born mother and her family pronounce it PeeCan.
 
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Pecan?

pa-KAHN



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PeeCan

I've only heard that in the midwest.



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My Georgia born mother and her family pronounce it PeeCan.
I learned it as "pehKAHN". My parents were from Missouri and Arkansas and I was raised in Detroit.

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DeBordieu, SC (AKA "Debbie Do")
 
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DeBordieu, SC (AKA "Debbie Do")


(Snicker!) Razz



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