Places that a majority of people pronounce incorrectly? (to live in, resort)

[Scout0417]

Waxahachie and Mexia Texas

[PortCity]

Mobile, Alabama

[AT9]

It's Col-o-RAD-o, not "Col-o-ROD-o.

[KayneMo]

Miami, OK and Miami, TX - both pronounced "my-AM-uh".

[navaphoon]

The two cities that come to the top of my head are:

Waukesha, WI: Pretty much every person I've talked to outside of Wisconsin about this city pronounces it like "wau-KEY-shaw". It's pronounced more like "waw-ki-shaw". They "ki" is short and most people just prolong that part like "keeey".

Kaukauna: I die every time someone tries to say this outside this region.

Check out this video for even more cities just in Wisconsin

[kehkou]

How would anyone pronounce this one: To'hajiilee

Originally Posted by AT9

It's Col-o-RAD-o, not "Col-o-ROD-o.

It's koh-loh-RRAH-tho. It's Spanish for colored (usually red).

[2000_Watts]

Originally Posted by jtur88

Accenting the correct syllable is difficult in Wisconsin.
These places have the accent on the first syllable:
Antigo, Cudahy, Manitowoc, Shawano, Fond du Lac, Waunakeem Ashippun, Berlin, Beaver Dam, Peshtigo, Outagamie, Waukesha (walky-shaw)


Racine is never a long A: ruh-SEEN.

I bet you will love the way Chicagoans pronounce the street name...

[kidphilly]

Newark DE - most not from the area pronounce it like Newark NJ

[Grizzly Addams]

Originally Posted by portlanderinOC

Prescott, it's actually pronounced Pres-kit

Not in Wis-can-sin.

[qworldorder]

Hockessin, DE is Hoe-kessin, not Hoc-kessin.

Houston, DE is How-ston like the street in NYC, not Hyoo-ston like the city in Texas.

Leipsic, DE is Lip-Sick, not Lipe-sick.

Lewes, DE is like "Lewis", not "Loos".

Smyrna, DE is Smur-nuh, not Smeer-nah.

Bellefonte, DE is Bell-font, not Bell-eh-font.

Rehoboth Beach, DE is Reh-hoe-both, not Ree-hoe-both.

Loockerman St in Dover is Lahk-ur-min, not Look-ur-man.