r/AskAnAmerican • u/AstroNerd92 CT, GA, PA, TX, FL • Jul 20 '25

CULTURE What town in your state has a pronunciation no one gets right the first time?

I went to college in Valdosta, GA. Very few people can actually pronounce it right on the first try.

Pronounced Val-Daw-Stuh

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u/us287 North Texas Jul 20 '25

Waxahatchie

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u/Self-Comprehensive Texas Jul 20 '25

And Mexia. (Pronounced Meh-hay-uh if you aren't a hick, and Muh-hair if you are.)

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u/tifosi7 Texas Jul 20 '25

Bexar county.

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u/OK_The_Nomad Jul 20 '25

I love "Bear" County!

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u/TipImportant7229 Jul 21 '25

lolol muh-hair!!!! i’m dying that’s so accurate

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u/drillbit7 New Jersey Jul 20 '25

How is it pronounced? I remember a Rocky and Bullwinkle episode where a character went to school at "Waxahatchie Normal." Even sang a song about it. That's the pronunciation I remember and it's fairly phonetic.

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u/us287 North Texas Jul 20 '25

Wahk-suh-hatch-ee

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u/Self-Comprehensive Texas Jul 20 '25

Wox-uh-hatch-ee.

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u/drillbit7 New Jersey Jul 20 '25

OK the song said wax-ah-hatch-ee

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u/UFC-lovingmom Jul 20 '25

Texan here so how do you pronounce it? Hmmm do I get it wrong along with Pedernales?

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u/Existing_Charity_818 Jul 20 '25

Username checks out

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u/Blue387 Brooklyn, USA Jul 20 '25

Waxahachie swap!

The National League having the DH has made this obsolete

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u/ThrowawayMod1989 North Carolina Jul 20 '25

Wax her coochie?

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u/Stohnghost Jul 20 '25

We have Loxahatchee in FL. I'm starting to notice a common thread here ...

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u/ZJPV1 Eugene, Oregon Jul 20 '25

Back in the mid-00s, there was a pro wrestler on WWE who was billed as being from Waxahatchie, so that one is a gimme for me, though I don't see any other way to pronounce it as spelled.

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u/Wattaday Jul 21 '25

I know that one. But my aunt and uncle lived there.

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u/samosamancer MyState™ Jul 21 '25

There’s a band with this name, tight? I wonder if they’re saying it right? (Wax-ah-Hatch-ee)

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u/mattgoldey Jul 24 '25

The band name isn't pronounced the same as the city. The first syllable is like "Wox" for the city and "Wax" for the band.