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Originally posted by sigmonkey:
Svea and Arab Alabama.

Them locals know if'n you ain't from 'round here...

Is Wilkes-Barre, PA "bar" or "barry?"

Wytheville, VA is "with."

schedule as in SKEDuale or as in SHEDuale

Not being native to these parts, it's a little jarring to hear Chevrolet pronounced with the accent on the first syllable.

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Originally posted by egregore:
Is Wilkes-Barre, PA "bar" or "barry?"

Wytheville, VA is "with."

Berry

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Originally posted by CoolRich59:
Yeah, the French say everything different.

Last year, I was camping in Wisc up in the Nicolet National Forest.

I was talking with a ranger and pronounced it Nico-let. The ranger politely told me the correct pronunciation is Nico-lay.

Yes they do, in Central KY there is a town outside of Lexington with the name Versailles and of course there is a Versailles France, neither are pronounced the same.

In KY it's “ver-say-elles”, of course France is "Vr-sai"

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Originally posted by CoolRich59:
ETA: One thing I learned years ago is that Texans use similar tricks to spot Yankees. If you go to Bexar County and say "Bex-ar" everyone will know you're not a local.

as in Burnet, TX

It's Burn-it, durn-it, learn it!

What's the town in WY...Dubois.
WY = De Boyz

French = Du Bwah