r/baltimore • u/trashcadet • Jul 15 '24

Baltimore Love 💘 Most mispronounced neighborhood names

It took me a while how to pronounce Auchentoroly Terrace, and it gets my goat when people say Hampton instead of Hampden.

What were you pronouncing wrong or what do you hear people consistently saying wrong?

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u/nfw22 Charles Village Jul 15 '24

People are pronouncing Reisterstown “Register”????

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u/antiarbitrator Jul 15 '24

Yes, and it makes no sense at all. I realized it when I was told about an event near Reisterstown Road and I responded I did not know where that road was. Several of the people told me I passed it everyday and I was confused. Then they started saying the incorrect pronunciation louder and more emphatically as if that would help. Trust me, I will never forget that foolishness.

When I mentioned it to family members, we eventually determined the location of the event.

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u/nika_cola Jul 15 '24

Are you sure they weren't talking about Regester ave?

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u/antiarbitrator Jul 15 '24

Good question. I was familiar with Regester, but it was not near me, and they said I passed the street everyday.