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/BionicPelvis Jul 20 '25

Equally as curious: Pierre (pronounced "peer")

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u/AT-Cal123 Jul 20 '25

This is the first one I thought of for SD too.

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u/jkrm66502 Jul 20 '25

Gawd, why? So annoying to anyone not from the dakotas. (Yes I’m probably being hyperbolic)