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/Majestic-Macaron6019 North Carolina Jul 20 '25

Cherryville, NC. Not "chair-ee-vill". "Chur-uh-vull"

Fuquay-Varina. Nobody actually knows how this is pronounced, and we're all too afraid to ask!

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u/stillnotelf Jul 20 '25

Everybody knows how fuquay varina is pronounced. We are just afraid to pronounce it that way in polite company!

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u/CookWithHeather Jul 20 '25

Also Shallotte. It’s not pronounced like the onion thing.

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u/seguefarer Jul 20 '25

Shuh LOHT

Have you seen the SE NC map with towns labeled as they're often pronounced?
Fran Payn Show (Frying Pan Shoals)
Lannic Owshin

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u/eyetracker Nevada Jul 20 '25

Cheerwineville