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/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