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Originally posted by Chach:
They all need to take lessons from this guy.

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I’m thinking even someone who grew up speaking Welsh would have problems with that name.

Former Marines, how do you pronounce "Beaufort?"

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he new broadcasters that move to Washington state used to mis pronounce Chehalis .

That's the first time I have seen that name on the Internet.
I was born in St. Helen's Hospital, Chehalis (barely--doctor didn't get there in time, said my Mom).

During a news broadcast, a fire PIO pronounced La Canada exactly how it looks, not La Can ya da. There be a tilde over the N.

I gotta wonder about Menominee WI, I bet that gets trashed on a regular basis

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Originally posted by bendable:
I gotta wonder about Menominee WI, I bet that gets trashed on a regular basis

Never been to Wisconsin, but it looks like it should be pronounced Men-o-min-ee.

Now, try Manitowoc.

I have lived in Wisconsin and can say these names with no problem. LSU fans have some trouble. Enjoy bendable. Here is the link:
https://www.greenbaypressgazet...2016/09/03/89795850/

A,. That was painful
B. why didn't they tell us how to pronounce them?
C. there are native american's laughing their asses off, somewhere.

D. At least pro announcers can ask the locals about pronunciation

IllinoiSSS

And DeS Moinessssss

Don't know about broadcasters, but anyone not local would call "Maryville" just like Mary Ville - but the locals say Muraville in a quick mumble sound. Some tractor place hired an out-of-town guy to read their ad copy and he said it wrong. Everyone knew he "weren't from around here."

Also Blount County and Blountville are pronounced blunt and bluntville by locals.

Oklahoma has a lot of hard to pronounce Indian towns, but I'll leave those alone. Instead.....

We have Slapout and Hooker. And Bugtussle.

It's not true, but it would be solid gold, if the Hooker School mascot and team name was the Hooker Horny Toads. Alas, it's just the Hooker Bulldogs.

Our neighbor to the east, Arkansas, has a town named Toad Suck. I believe I'd move.

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And DeS Moinessssss

Yes but the proper pronounciation for a Chicago suburb is DESSSS PLAINES

Central Texas has Boerne and Leakey, too. (Bernie and Lakey)

I have heard people mix up Willamette valley , wa and Wilmette, ill on a couple of occasions

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Originally posted by TMats:

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Bexar county here in Texas is pronounced "Bear". Silent "x".

So do the locals pronounce it just like you wrote, or is there a suggestion of two syllables? Like “bay-ar?”

Locals pronounce it Bear instead of the Spanish Bey-har.

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Originally posted by Sigmund:
Former Marines, how do you pronounce "Beaufort?"

As a SC resident, but not a Marine, it's pronounced "Byoo-fert".

Also in SC is Sugartit. Yes, really.

I was looking at a map and found Dickshooter in SW Idaho.

Edit: Not a city and not hard to say LOL.