Results: Most Difficult-to-Pronounce Town in Every State (Part Ten)
Published on 03/04/2021
The English language is tricky enough without all those U.S. town and city names that aren't even derived from English. Before you butcher another pronunciation, this handy guide will show you how to say the trickiest town names just like a local.
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Virginia: McGaheysville - McGaheysville, Virginia, is an unincorporated community located in Rockingham County. Just looking at it makes me cringe with the mispronunciation-shivers. That said, it makes me think of Matthew McConaughey, which is always kind of nice. Here's how you pronounce it: Muh-GAK-eez, which is not even close to how it's spelled. Have you ever visited this town?
Yes
4%
98 votes
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96%
2202 votes
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Washington: Puyallup - Puyallup, Washington, which is pronounced Pew-AL-up, is the home of the best state fair in Washington State. In fact, the fair is sometimes known as the Puyallup State Fair. Have you ever visited this town?
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9%
214 votes
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91%
2086 votes
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West Virginia: Iaeger - Anyone want to buy a vowel? Because Iaeger, West Virginia has plenty. Pronounced as it is in West Virginia, it's got only two syllables: Yay-gur. Have you ever visited this town?
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4%
88 votes
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2212 votes
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Wisconsin: Oconomowoc - Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, is described by some as an idyllic and charming city with a quaint downtown and an abundance of lakes on all sides of it. What it also has is a name that no one who doesn't live there can pronounce. "I think people could be intimidated by looking at it, seeing it all spelled out with a bunch of O's," said Oconomowoc's economic development manager, Bob Duffy, to the Wausau Daily Herald. For the record, it's pronounced Oh-CON-oh-moh-wok. Have you ever visited this town?
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6%
131 votes
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94%
2169 votes
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Wyoming: Kemmerer - It's been said that Kemmerer (KEM-er-er), Wyoming, is hard to pronounce even if you're a local. Not being a local, I'm tempted to keep adding "er" at the end, just to be sure that I've covered all of them. Have you ever visited this town?
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4%
101 votes
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2199 votes
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