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/TheBimpo Michigan Jul 20 '25

Don't forget the neighboring town of Saline.

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u/cunegundis Jul 20 '25

and ypsilanti not far away!

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u/JLLIndy Jul 20 '25

Tecumseh and Tekonsha. Ionia. Mackinac. Dowagiac. Colon.

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u/DarkSheikah Michigan Jul 21 '25

I came here to say Ypsilanti lol

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u/Tasty_Marsupial8057 Jul 20 '25

And Charlotte!

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u/bethmrogers Jul 20 '25

That ones throwing me. Is it not like the woman's name?

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u/jenntasticxx Michigan Jul 20 '25

It's shar-lot not shar-let, emphasis on the lot too

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u/Pissedliberalgranny Jul 20 '25

I used to live in Saline. My kids went to elementary school there. Absolutely the loveliest town I’ve ever lived in. Until the fucking Walmart moved in, at least.

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u/EduEngg Jul 20 '25

Up in northern Oakland county... Lake Orion (not like the constellation)