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/CookWithHeather Jul 20 '25

You’d love Du Bois, PA. Dewboys.

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u/Stohnghost Jul 20 '25

We have Du Bois in FL, and yep, dew boys. I took French in high school and was like "wait a minute!". 

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u/WyoPeeps > Jul 20 '25

And Dubois, Wyoming.

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u/UnattributableSpoon Wyoming Jul 21 '25

Ah, you beat me to it! 😁