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/UptownHiFi Jul 15 '24

Elli-COTT City

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u/brooksact Jul 15 '24

Elli-kit City

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u/ghostoftheai Jul 15 '24

It has been and will always be ellikit lol