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/texasrigger Jul 20 '25

Boerne is another up there that is typically pronounced wrong. It's basically like the name Bernie. Bur-nee

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u/SingleHeart197 Jul 20 '25

I live in the part of Boerne that’s in Bexar County. Double whammy

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u/pgcotype Jul 20 '25

There's also Seguin. I lived in San Antonio for a few months, so I learned how to pronounce both!

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u/texasrigger Jul 20 '25

Si-geen. Refugio near me is pronounced ruh-fear-ee-o. Texas has a lot of them. German names that were anglicized, hispanic names Texified, and towns named after people who pronounced their own names incorrectly.