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Fleta Mcgurn posted:I prefer the Neo-Classical nonsense in my part of the state. No Buttzville, but we do have Fillmore, Virgin, Beaver. 
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Fleta Mcgurn posted:I prefer the Neo-Classical nonsense in my part of the state. Ah, yes. Near to “Brasher” which somehow rhymes with “Frasier” and “Norfolk” which everyone pronounces “Norfork.” It really is a fun area.
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May 8, 2018 18:05
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SubponticatePoster posted:Also the Oquirrh mountains. Oaker Oh so that's what RuPaul is always going on about on Drag Race. Oquirrrrrrh.
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May 8, 2018 18:09
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Meanwhile, I have family down in Puyallup and Skamania, my sister's going to school over in Kittitas County, and a college friend is going to grad school in Portland on the Willamette. Also there's Sequim. PNW bows to nobody in the odd names department.
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May 8, 2018 18:12
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I lived for a couple years in Vienna, Illinois. Vie-anna. Fond memories. You know, they had protests when the federal prison was gonna move away, because it was the largest employer in the county
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May 8, 2018 18:16
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burial posted:Ah, yes. Near to “Brasher” which somehow rhymes with “Frasier” and “Norfolk” which everyone pronounces “Norfork.” It really is a fun area. As opposed to the one in Virginia that's NORF-uck or NORF-ick.
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May 8, 2018 18:18
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Amarillo texas can all suck my dick.
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May 8, 2018 18:20
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Unless you can top Tittybong then don't even try to compete with Australia when it comes to ridiculous place names. According to the latest census data there's only 3 people who live there, it's a family of 3 women and their median age is 71. I can't even imagine what those freaky Tittybong Sisters must be like.
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May 8, 2018 18:24
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Snowglobe of Doom posted:Unless you can top Tittybong then don't even try to compete with Australia when it comes to ridiculous place names. Are they good at weaving and how many eyes do they have between them?
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May 8, 2018 18:26
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Obligatory. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOd3lwluQIw
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May 8, 2018 18:27
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NC, a quick pronunciation guide: Mebane = Meh-ben (also acceptable: Meh-b'n) Cashiers = Cash-ers (not those people working the check-out lanes at the store) Corolla = Cor-ah-lah (do NOT pronounce it like your Toyota) Beaufort = Boh-fort God forbid you pronounce Beaufort like those scrubs in SC do. (Beuw-fort)
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Snowglobe of Doom posted:Unless you can top Tittybong then don't even try to compete with Australia when it comes to ridiculous place names. I live a half hour south of Hell. Does that fit the bill? EDIT: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell,_Michigan Choco1980 has a new favorite as of 18:55 on May 8, 2018 |
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Zamboni_Rodeo posted:NC, a quick pronunciation guide: Don't forget Rutherfordton = Ruff-ton
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CannonFodder posted:Don't forget Rutherfordton = Ruff-ton Ah the proof you guys really are English
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A Moose posted:my inlaws used to live in Avon, NY, which is pronounced AH-von because "we're not a damned makeup company". Now they live in Chili, which is pronounced Cheye-lye because gently caress that whole state idk why NYC puts up with sharing a state with them. When I'm driving up there from Boston a fun game I like to play is "count the number of rotted-out abandoned buildings" because NY is Rust Belt AF. Luv too visit strip malls that are 75% empty stores and a David's Bridal packed full of pregnant teens. Upstate New York owns, gently caress the haters  I'll take the Adirondacks over New York City any day.
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LostCosmonaut posted:Upstate New York owns, gently caress the haters how do you mis-pronounce your town?
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A Moose posted:my inlaws used to live in Avon, NY, which is pronounced AH-von because "we're not a damned makeup company". Now they live in Chili, which is pronounced Cheye-lye because gently caress that whole state idk why NYC puts up with sharing a state with them. When I'm driving up there from Boston a fun game I like to play is "count the number of rotted-out abandoned buildings" because NY is Rust Belt AF. Luv too visit strip malls that are 75% empty stores and a David's Bridal packed full of pregnant teens. My company has offices in Lancaster MA, Lancaster NY, Lancaster PA, and Lancaster OH and I have to travel to each one of them and I never hear the goddamn end of it if I don't pronounce one using the local dialect.
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May 8, 2018 23:48
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Ornamental Dingbat posted:My company has offices in Lancaster MA, Lancaster NY, Lancaster PA, and Lancaster OH and I have to travel to each one of them and I never hear the goddamn end of it if I don't pronounce one using the local dialect. Is this, like, a brand thing? Do you guys sell white roses?
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May 8, 2018 23:53
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Worcester, MA and Worcester, England are not pronounced anything like they're spelled and locals pronounce the names in completely different ways (Wiss-tah and something like Wuus-ter, respectively) I purposely pronounce it extremely wrong because it annoys people.
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May 8, 2018 23:54
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Fleta Mcgurn posted:Is this, like, a brand thing? Do you guys sell white roses? Just a weird coincidence based on where several different clients decided to set up their facilities.
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May 8, 2018 23:56
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Wait cockburn is coburn?
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Just never pronounce Newark, DE like Newark, NJ or you'll never hear the end of it.
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Aphrodite posted:Wait cockburn is coburn? Yes. But if you think that's bad, you should try Scotland where the same letter combinations aren't even pronounced the same from village to village. You can pass through Garioch on your way to Tough to meet Domhnall and Niamh, who will take you to Muchalls Castle and Alford. Capitalised words are respectively pronounced Geary, Took, Donal, Neeve, Muckles and Affud
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Fleta Mcgurn posted:Is this, like, a brand thing? Do you guys sell white roses? lmao
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Aphrodite posted:Wait cockburn is coburn? Yes
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LostCosmonaut posted:Upstate New York owns, gently caress the haters Same except also Catskills too
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LostCosmonaut posted:Upstate New York owns, gently caress the haters  Can confirm, grew up there and my grandparents had a nice lake house in Old Forge. That whole area was loving awesome
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I’m not sure why, but I’m a little shocked there are so many goons from the general north country (NY) area.
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burial posted:I’m not sure why, but I’m a little shocked there are so many goons from the general north country (NY) area. It was this or heroin and they chose the more self-destructive choice.
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Aphrodite posted:Wait cockburn is coburn? Well it is something shared, so yes.
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How is that pronounced in Australia?
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quite stretched out posted:[addicted to bass voice] 🎶 I'm sexually attracted to trains🎶
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Albany, NY is pronounced like "all buh nee", rather than "Al buh nee", which is apparently how Albany, GA is pronounced.
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Snowglobe of Doom posted:Unless you can top Tittybong then don't even try to compete with Australia when it comes to ridiculous place names. By place does it need to be a currently inhabited town, or just a place? Canada has Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, it's not inhabited anymore, but it is a UNESCO heritage site. For actual currently inhabited towns we have Moose Jaw. 
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Absurd Alhazred posted:Albany, NY is pronounced like "all buh nee", rather than "Al buh nee", which is apparently how Albany, GA is pronounced. It's... a regional dialect.
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BWAAAA BWAAAA BWUP WA OH AH OH
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Paladinus posted:It's... a regional dialect. We pronounce it Aurora.
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Absurd Alhazred posted:We pronounce it Aurora. Potato, tomato 
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Facebook Aunt posted:By place does it need to be a currently inhabited town, or just a place? Canada has Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, it's not inhabited anymore, but it is a UNESCO heritage site. Out in the maritimer we have dildo, newfoundland 
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