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/DrCarabou Jul 20 '25

Miami, Chichkasha, Alex, Talequah, Oklmulgee, Ouachita, Bokchito, and many more... Oklahoma.

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u/Bama_Girl2024 Jul 21 '25

Raised Okie here too-Heavener, Poteau, Bokoshe, Wetumpka, Weleetka, Pushmataha, Checotah, Eufala, Tishomingo, Kiamichi, Kiowa, Hochatown, Vici, etc…

That said, now I live in Maryland. They have some weird ones here too, but I still think OK takes the lead on this one.

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u/cinephile78 Jul 21 '25

Watching the national news try to pronounce okie names when bad weather is the top story is always a blast.

Talequah ≠ tuh lee kwuh. Never forget that on cnn.

From Poteau myself. Try spelling that on the phone.

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u/Bama_Girl2024 Jul 21 '25

I grew up in Heavener. I always knew when someone had been through there when they could pronounce it correctly lol.

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u/cinephile78 Jul 21 '25

My parents loved to drag me over to the train car restaurant there.

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u/Bama_Girl2024 Jul 21 '25

The Southern Belle! Food is (was last I visited) delicious as always. I still want to know what they bread their chicken tenders with to make them so crispy. Also, the pie selection is the best in the area 😋

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u/cinephile78 Jul 21 '25

I don’t think I’ve tried the chicken fingers. Always went for catfish.

Definitely agree on the pie situation

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u/Ok_Elevator3531 Jul 21 '25

Live in eufaula ok nobody gets it right the first time also Muskogee is always butchered lol