Mispronounced City and State names (transplants, area, single)

[wurd4wurd]

Charlotte, Vermont is pronounced shuh LOT

[BearBranch]

Visalia, CA is pronounced Vice ale ia

[BearBranch]

Los Banos, C A is pronounced Los Bannos (Spanish be darned)

[Ben Around]

Originally Posted by FutureCop

I'm straight outta Queens, G.

Um, OK.

[Ben Around]

Originally Posted by wurd4wurd

Charlotte, Vermont is pronounced shuh LOT

Interesting! Wonder if Rochester was settled by Vermonters. And more importantly, why would anyone pronounce Cahrlotte that way in the first place?

[wurd4wurd]

Boise, Idaho - pronounced BOY-see and not BOY-zee

[cosmonewman]

Originally Posted by Ohiogirl81

You don't call 'em "leeema beans," do you?

Nope, "Butter beans."

[Lillietta]

Chicahhhhgo instead of Chicawgo

[Steve-o]

Originally Posted by Lillietta

Chicahhhhgo instead of Chicawgo

Both are correct and used daily, even by Chicagoans.

[cosmonewman]

Originally Posted by wurd4wurd

Boise, Idaho - pronounced BOY-see and not BOY-zee

No, I'm sorry but Boy-see hurts my ears. Just like the old-timers in Mass who pronounce Holyoke as "Hole-yoke" instead of "Holy-oak" or the Nashville pronunciation of "Lafayette." Sometimes the native pronunciation is just wrong.