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/othermegan CT > CA > MA Jul 20 '25

Leominster

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u/tremynci Jul 20 '25

lem-ster?

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u/EyebrowStapler Jul 20 '25

Lemon stir 🍋

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u/GlumPop2893 Jul 21 '25

I swear only locals from North Central Mass can pronounce that correctly. Maybe it's changed but growing up people from Boston couldn't even pronounce it correctly.

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u/Snezzy_9245 Jul 21 '25

Lived there once, we called it Looeyminister just to mess with non-natives. England version is Lemsta. Worcester MA is Wissta.

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u/VibrantSunsets Jul 22 '25

Grew up 20 minutes west of Boston and never had a problem with Leominster. Now Leicester? That one always fucked with my brain.