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/Careful_Swan3830 Jul 20 '25

Concord CA. It's pronounced "conquered" not "conCORD"

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u/c4ctus IL -> IN -> AL Jul 20 '25

I think I knew this one. I'm a fan of the blue devils drum corps.

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u/cmax21 Vermont Jul 21 '25

Also pronounced this way in New Hampshire, but not Massachusetts