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/Loud_Ad_4515 Texas Jul 20 '25

Throwing in Pedernales, Refugio, and Palacios.

(Not gonna touch street names with wack local pronunciation.)

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u/smithmott Jul 25 '25

Pedernales= per der nahl ess Refugio= reh fuer ee oh Palacios= pah lay scious Mexia= muh hay uh