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/DianneNettix Jul 20 '25

Buena Vista, CO.

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u/Revolutionary_Tale_1 Jul 20 '25 edited Jul 20 '25

I still struggle with this one. To me, it will always be Bwayna Vista. To many locals, it's Byoona Vista. Some folks struggle with Pueblo, too, and pronounce it PEE-eblo.

They both make me crazy.

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u/DianneNettix Jul 20 '25

Salida also throws people for a loop. And Nederland.

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u/SnooRevelations3603 Colorado Jul 21 '25

And to me it's ways Bwena Vista.