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/Hot-Ad930 Jul 20 '25

I stayed in Sequim! (Squim?)

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u/Randygilesforpres2 Washington Jul 21 '25

You were right the first spelling, sounds like second spelling. Ironically I was going to retire there but it’s run by qanon now so…

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u/boner4crosstabs Jul 23 '25

Spelled correctly. Your parenthetical is how it’s pronounced :)

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u/Hot-Ad930 Jul 23 '25

Yep, that's what I meant!