Biggest US city that triggers Spell Check

[qworldorder]

Originally Posted by arr430

This is NOT about cities commonly spelled wrong by you or anybody else. It is about cities spell-flagged even when spelled right.

I guess I have to work on my question clarity.



In Kansas, they're right

Why can’t it be both? You’re limiting the fun of the thread by insisting on specific parameters. Most have never heard of half of these cities/counties, but far more people have experience trying to spell Albuquerque or Pittsburgh or even Schuylkill correctly then worrying about a correct spelling that isn’t recognized (and Schuylkill appears to meet the criteria of your thread).

[arr430]

Try getting all the Wisconsin places straight called Menominee County, Menomonee Falls, and Menomonie near Eau Claire. The second two ase spell-checked

[mshultz]

Originally Posted by 2Easy

My understanding is that technically aren't wrong because when Pittsburgh was incorporated the person that processed the paperwork also forgot the "h".

Cleveland, Ohio was founded by Moses Cleaveland. It is not named after Grover Cleveland. There are different theories as to what happened to the "a".

[SonySegaTendo617]

Originally Posted by TimCity2000

Albuquerque, then Cincinnati

For smaller cities, Schenectady

I'd suspect Rensselaer would throw off some people on how to properly spell it, as well! I know for Rensselaer and Schenectady, that I used to misspell both cities!

Originally Posted by arr430

Try getting all the Wisconsin places straight called Menominee County, Menomonee Falls, and Menomonie near Eau Claire. The second two ase spell-checked

The one that I bolded is another good one, I used to too often misspell!

[citylove101]

Originally Posted by TimCity2000

Albuquerque, then Cincinnati

For smaller cities, Schenectady

…and one other upstate New York city I always get flagged on is Rensselaer (pop. 9053), just outside of the state capital, Albany. It’s one of those weird Dutch names.

[SunGrins]

Abiquiu, Tesuque, Pojoaque, and Carrizozo are towns in NM.
Alburqueque lost its first 'r' after the railroad misspelled the name as Albuquerque.

[mayfair]

Originally Posted by arr430

Try getting all the Wisconsin places straight called Menominee County, Menomonee Falls, and Menomonie near Eau Claire. The second two ase spell-checked

and try Mukwonago and Oconomowoc

[Ben Around]

Originally Posted by 2Easy

My understanding is that technically aren't wrong because when Pittsburgh was incorporated the person that processed the paperwork also forgot the "h".

"Forgot" the h? Yeah, and I'll bet his dog routinely ate his homework too!

[Ben Around]

Originally Posted by mayfair

and try Mukwonago and Oconomowoc

Went to college in Wisconsin. One of my professors who was from South Africa pronounced it Myook-one-Ay-go.