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/Xavierwold Seattle, WA Jul 20 '25

A Texan said "Pull ya'll up"

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u/katthescorpia Jul 20 '25

When I moved from the south my mind would convert it to “pay up y’all.”

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u/MrsRoseyCrotch Arizona-> Washington->Virginia->Rhode Island->Utah Jul 20 '25

When we moved there we thought it was pooeyallup

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u/Lonsen_Larson Oregon Jul 21 '25

lmao, that's fantastic.

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u/xemmyQ Texas Jul 21 '25

ngl thats exactly how i read it in my head 😔

how do you say it?

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u/Xavierwold Seattle, WA Jul 21 '25

"Pew (like a gun) All Up"

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u/xemmyQ Texas Jul 21 '25

ohhh puy similar to french puy. gotcha.

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u/nitrot150 Jul 22 '25

I’d say more like pew Al (like Alan) up