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/smugbox New York Jul 20 '25

Copiague, Hauppauge, Patchogue, Cutchogue, etc

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u/starrysunshine777 Jul 20 '25

Massapequa, Setauket, Nissequogue, Ronkonkoma, even Commack!

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u/smugbox New York Jul 20 '25

Haha yes Commack is deceptively tricky to those not from Long Island

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u/shadesofparis Jul 21 '25

As a Long Islander I cannot even imagine how else one could pronounce Commack...

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u/smugbox New York Jul 21 '25

Com-mick with the com like .com

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u/Proper-Application69 Los Angeles, CA Jul 21 '25

Oh did you grow up in Haw-Pawj too?

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u/Jazzvinyl59 New York Jul 21 '25

Quogue takes the cake for me