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Here in Iowa they screw up maquoketa, iowa and Okoboji, on a regular basis, its fun , it makes me smile. In southern Arizona , there is Fort Huachuca. the new broadcasters that move to Washington state used to mis pronounce Chehalis. Safety, Situational Awareness and proficiency. Neck Ties, Hats and ammo brass, Never ,ever touch'em w/o asking first | ||
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There's a county in Northern Virginia named Fauquier County. I convinced my first wife that it had a slightly different pronunciation than it really has. Everyone except her was amused. (I also convinced her that the river that runs through Fredericksburg, VA is the 'Fred', not the 'Rappahannock'.) When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth. - George Bernard Shaw | |||
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We have Kissimmee, which is located right off Lake Tohopekaliga so getyasomeofthat... | |||
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Legalize the Constitution |
Kearney, Madrid, and Beatrice in Nebraska Dubois and Rawlins here in Wyoming There are a few on the Big Res in Arizona and there's an old joke about Ajo _______________________________________________________ despite them | |||
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Made from a different mold |
Good stuff. My little brother was born at the Fauquier Hospital...I still call him a "Queer" baby ___________________________ No thanks, I've already got a penguin. | |||
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california tumbles into the sea |
I remember that from Scent of a Woman (1992), where it earned an IMDB goof (Errors in geography). I don't know if Pacino pronounced it correctly though. | |||
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Fuquay-Varina. Actually, and literally, two separate villages, Fuquay and Varina, separated by railroad tracks. ========================================== Just my 2¢ ____________________________ Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right ♫♫♫ | |||
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What is the soup du jour? |
Bexar county here in Texas is pronounced "Bear". Silent "x". Manchaca in Austin is pronounced Man-check, to all Hispanics chagrin. Burnett is Burn-it. You know, real 'against common sense' pronunciations. If this is part of some shtick, I apologize for my ignorance. | |||
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In search of baseball, strippers, and guns |
I live just outside the Fauquier County line South of Man ass ass Manassas, Va....famous only becaus a lot of people died here in 1861 and 1862
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Legalize the Constitution |
So do the locals pronounce it just like you wrote, or is there a suggestion of two syllables? Like “bay-ar?” _______________________________________________________ despite them | |||
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Delusions of Adequacy |
This is why Wheel of Fortune never caught on in Wales. Nobody will buy a damn vowel. I have my own style of humor. I call it Snarkasm. | |||
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quarter MOA visionary |
I can see why. Growing up in Iowa I am very familiar with those names but the AZ one I would have to think and sound it out. | |||
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Well there's Mocanaqua right across the Susquehanna from Shickshinny. You know the place. It's just north of Wapwallopen. Fishing was good along that stretch of the river, back in the '60s and early '70s. “Elections have consequences, and at the end of the day, I won.” – Barack Hussein Obama, January 23, 2009 | |||
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Jack of All Trades, Master of Nothing |
Tucson. Yes the new weather chick on the news got that one wrong the other night and pronounced it Tucksone. Really? My daughter can deflate your daughter's soccer ball. | |||
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Not calling you on the spelling, but it gets mispronounced that way because people spell it incorrectly. There's only one T. On that note, Austin does have a few streets/areas that are regularly botched. I remember television commercial calling Cameron Rd. "Cammer-on". And then there's Elgin..not El-jin. Oh, I forgot Guadalupe St. I think that's the only place in Texas that pronounces it "Guadaloop". | |||
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Let alone Puyallup, Snoqualmie, Issaquah, | |||
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Cherryville NC is pronounced Cher-a-ville. | |||
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In California, I've heard some humorous pronunciations for: Suisun City Vallejo Mokelumne River | |||
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Res ipsa loquitur |
Tooele, Mantua and Nephi in Utah. __________________________ | |||
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