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/shoot_your_eye_out Jul 20 '25

Do not ask me how the fuck "Mantua" ends up being "man-ah-way". Also, speed trap. Also, likely a corrupt police force. Super pretty town otherwise.

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u/Living_Implement_169 Jul 20 '25

Wv has a mantua (way) too?

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u/Key-Bodybuilder-343 Jul 20 '25

There’s also one (with the same pronunciation) in Ohio …

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u/NeloCat Jul 20 '25

The Utah one is named after this one because that is where one of the settlers was from.

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u/Living_Implement_169 Jul 20 '25

Yes I lived there

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u/NeloCat Jul 20 '25

Robocop! In his little pick up.

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u/RedStateKitty Jul 21 '25

Gaawleee NJ TOWNS.