How do people pronounce your hometown or states name? - page 1 -

• How do people pronounce your hometown or states name? by Timmay on 23 Apr, 2008 21:54
• Why I thought of this I have no idea..but I was just wondering, do you ever have to correct the way someone pronounces the name of your home town or state?
  
  Well I have many of times.  I live in Washington Indiana..get it..."WASH"ington...not WORSHINGTON.  Drives me insane when people say that.  The bad part is...most of the people who say it are BORN and RAISED here. 
  
  While on the subject..what city is the most controversial on how it is pronounced??
  
  Timmay
• #1 by nomad on 23 Apr, 2008 23:31
• I think we'll start with...
  Kissimee FL
  Ashwaubenon WI
  Reading PA
• #2 by PBurke on 24 Apr, 2008 04:49
• nawlins is usually mis-pronounced as new OR-LEEE-ANS drives me crazy.
• #3 by SLYinKC on 24 Apr, 2008 06:02
• People say Missour(a) instead of Missouri, and they are usually the ones that live there.
• #4 by GASlick on 24 Apr, 2008 06:12
• I live in the great state of  jawja!  Ya'll come see us!
  
• #5 by JDog on 24 Apr, 2008 06:18
• Ohio is also commonly said as Ohi(a).
  
  
• #6 by Rafter on 24 Apr, 2008 06:24
• Quote from: GASlick on 24 Apr, 2008 06:12

  I live in the great state of  jawja!  Ya'll come see us!
  
  

  Watz up GASlick?
  I live in great state of jawja, too!
  It's peach blossom time, so why don't ya'll come over and see us!
  
  
• #7 by schro on 24 Apr, 2008 06:30
• "California" (KAL-I-FORN-YA). Although natives (all 8 of us) will make the distinction between "NorCal" and "SoCal".
  KALI is slang and sounds just plain ol' silly.
• #8 by GASlick on 24 Apr, 2008 06:31
• I live in Griffin, GA It's about half way between Atlanta and Macon.  The natives call the big city 'Lanna.  The people that aren't from here pronounce every syllable.  AT-lan-TA.  All of us natives just look at each other and know that they ain't from around here!   LOL
  
  
• #9 by Timmay on 24 Apr, 2008 06:35
• There is a couple of other cities near by taht people cant pronounce either...Loogootee ( pronounced low-go-tee) but they say lou-gew-tee  and Bicknel...its bick-null  not Bick Nail.
  
  No one has answered the most controversial city name yet....so I guess I will tell ya...Louisville KY
• #10 by Paul on 24 Apr, 2008 07:26
• Quite a few folks pronounce Illinois (Illinoy) and Illinoise.
• #11 by Tom McGarry. on 24 Apr, 2008 07:43
• I live on Oshawa Ontario people here refer to it as "The Shwa"
• #12 by RodgerDodger on 24 Apr, 2008 08:07
• I'm one of the Jer-z-y Boyz! 
  
  You know..., Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Razor X and.... Rodger.
  
  Rodger, Over and Out 
• #13 by tomgallagher on 24 Apr, 2008 12:01
• Joisey and I'll be downa shore.
• #14 by D.A.L.U.I. on 24 Apr, 2008 12:13
• Quote from: PBurke on 24 Apr, 2008 04:49

  nawlins is usually mis-pronounced as new OR-LEEE-ANS drives me crazy.
  

  
  New Or LEE NS is the bad one, New Or Lee Ans, is the "Uptown" way, Nawlins is "Downtown."  Just my picayunish contribution, mon cher ami.