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minus-squarePasserby6497@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoI used to live near a town called Nevada (nuh-vay-duh), and boy was it fun to rule them up by calling it Nevada (neh-vah-duh, like the state)
minus-squarewjrii@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoDon’t forget Italy with two syllables, Mexia which is neither Mex-ee-uh nor Muh-hee-uh, but rather Muh-hay-uh, and a million others. I don’t think anyone who ever moved in from out of state has pronounced Waxahachie quite right on the first try.
I used to live near a town called Nevada (nuh-vay-duh), and boy was it fun to rule them up by calling it Nevada (neh-vah-duh, like the state)
Don’t forget Italy with two syllables, Mexia which is neither Mex-ee-uh nor Muh-hee-uh, but rather Muh-hay-uh, and a million others. I don’t think anyone who ever moved in from out of state has pronounced Waxahachie quite right on the first try.