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Old 02-12-2009, 10:28 PM
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It's still the Are-Kansas in Ponca City. Somewhere between Ponca and Tulsa it
magically transforms into the Arkansaw.
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Old 02-13-2009, 02:26 AM
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Old 02-13-2009, 08:24 AM
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...I think some also pronounce the state that way...
I'm an outsider who grew up in Missouri. So forgive me if I may come off as being offensive to the locals. But do you realize how dumb those folks would sound to outsiders if they pronounced Arkansas like that? All over the nation people pronounce it correctly. From California to New York....Florida to Washington....but a neighboring state that happens to share the second two sylables of the spelling....out of silly pride...decides to change the way it is pronounced????
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In Colorado, it's pronounced Ar-kan-saw River, just like the state. Kansan's just have a chip on their shoulder Or maybe the bigger question is, why don't people in Arkansas prounounce it "Ar-Kan-zuz". That's they way it's spelled!
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....this is nearly as bad as people pronouncing Illinios as ILL-I-NOISE
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I'm an outsider who grew up in Missouri. So forgive me if I may come off as being offensive to the locals. But do you realize how dumb those folks would sound to outsiders if they pronounced Arkansas like that? All over the nation people pronounce it correctly. From California to New York....Florida to Washington....but a neighboring state that happens to share the second two sylables of the spelling....out of silly pride...decides to change the way it is pronounced????
NO ONE I know has ever called the state Ar-Kansas. It's just the river.

This pronunciation "battle", if you will, has historical roots back when Arkansas became a state. Some Senators wanted to call it Ar-Kansas, some Arkansaw. Pronouncing it "Arkansaw" has been influenced both by the Native American and French languages. Here's a question: why isn't Kansas pronounced "Kansaw"? It's all historical. *shrugs*

EDIT: After a few google searches, I found this:

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Take a look at it. It all makes much more sense.
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EDIT: After a few google searches, I found this:

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Take a look at it. It all makes much more sense.
That does make total sense.
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That does make total sense.
I sense some sarcasm here!
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No really. It does make sense.
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No really. It does make sense.
Cool.
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