Geographical locations whose names freak you out
13Wetwang, East Yorkshire.
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Geographical locations whose names freak you out
14Boombats wrote:What bugs me are blatant mispronunciations of town names by local yokels.
This part of Upstate NY was apparently settled by Egyptians, because there are three towns here with names of ancient civilisation: Phonecia, Athens, and Cairo. The 'necks that live in two of those towns oft have a funny way of saying them; they pronunce Athens "ay-thins" and Cairo "karo" like the syrup.
If I ever hear a redneck say "fo-ne-seeya" or something I will bash his head in with big rocks.
There's a tiny town in eastern Ohio named Cadiz, which is pronounced "Kaddis." It confounds anyone not from eastern Ohio.
And Bellfontaine is pronounced "bell-fountain."
Geographical locations whose names freak you out
15These are here in Florida:
Yeehaw Junction
Two Egg
Howey-in-the-Hills
Sopchoppy
Jon
Yeehaw Junction
Two Egg
Howey-in-the-Hills
Sopchoppy
Jon
Geographical locations whose names freak you out
16lemur68 wrote:There's a tiny town in eastern Ohio named Cadiz, which is pronounced "Kaddis." It confounds anyone not from eastern Ohio.
There's a town in Kentucky by that name, only we pronounce it KAY-deez. Last week I went there to see an exhibit of Buddhist art from Bhutan.
dontfeartheringo wrote:I need people to act like grown folks and I just ain't seeing it.
Geographical locations whose names freak you out
17Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, Wales.
Bangkok is officially named: Krungthep Maha Nakorn Amorn Ratanakosindra Mahindrayudhya, Mahadilokpop Noparatana Rajthani Burirom Udom Rajnivet Mahastan Amorn Pimarn Avatarn Satit Sakkatuttiya Vishnukarm Prasit.
and there's a hill in southern New Zealand known to the Maoris as Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
those names all freak me out.
Bangkok is officially named: Krungthep Maha Nakorn Amorn Ratanakosindra Mahindrayudhya, Mahadilokpop Noparatana Rajthani Burirom Udom Rajnivet Mahastan Amorn Pimarn Avatarn Satit Sakkatuttiya Vishnukarm Prasit.
and there's a hill in southern New Zealand known to the Maoris as Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu.
those names all freak me out.
Geographical locations whose names freak you out
18DrAwkward wrote:Boombats wrote:What bugs me are blatant mispronunciations of town names by local yokels.
This part of Upstate NY was apparently settled by Egyptians, because there are three towns here with names of ancient civilisation: Phonecia, Athens, and Cairo. The 'necks that live in two of those towns oft have a funny way of saying them; they pronunce Athens "ay-thins" and Cairo "karo" like the syrup.
If I ever hear a redneck say "fo-ne-seeya" or something I will bash his head in with big rocks.
There are lots of French city names in Wisconsin. We have a "Beloit" that is pronounced with a hard "T" at the end, like "Buh-LOYT." But sometimes i like to be a douchebag and pronounce it "Bell-WAH."
Remember last year when the Super Bowl was played in "Day-TWAH?"
Shee-ca-go, Ee-lee-nwah.
Geographical locations whose names freak you out
19I remember an interesting picture of the welcome sign for Hell, Michigan froze over during a particularly cold winter.
Marsupialized wrote:I want a piano made out of jello.
It's the only way I'll be able to achieve the sound I hear in my head.
Geographical locations whose names freak you out
20johnB wrote:Shee-ca-go, Ee-lee-nwah.
Everybody on the South Side knows it's really pronounced, "Tchi-CAW-gah, el-a-NOY"