Any other unexpectedly pronounced towns in the area?
Thanks to this forum I found out how to prounounce Fuquay-Varina before moving to the area
Feww - quay - vuh - rina
Equal emphasis on first and second syllables
not Foo - quay - vuh - rina as I had thought
Sandycat informed me at the latest meetup how to pronounce Mebane:
Meh - bin
Emphasis on the first syllable and rhyming with "heaven"
not Me - bane as I had thought
And tonight the native cashier at Borders pronounced Bahama for me!
I think I've already forgotten how you say it
It's not all exotic sounding like the islands
I think it was buh (like duh) - hame - uh with an emphasis on "hame" which rhymes with "came"?