Results: Most Difficult-to-Pronounce Town in Every State (Part Four)
Published on 02/26/2021
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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Kansas: Osawatomie - Osawatomie, Kansas, had its 15 minutes of fame after President Obama visited in 2011, and a couple of public radio hosts butchered the name. They apologized for not knowing it's pronounced Oh-so-WAH-tah-mee. "No apology necessary," commented one listener. "It's a tricky word." Have you ever visited this town?
Yes
5%
117 votes
No
95%
2083 votes
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Kentucky: Tyewhoppety - The town of Tyewhoppety, Kentucky is thought to be named for either the slang term meaning an "un-kept looking person" or the Shawnee word for "place of no return." In any case, it's pronounced Tih-WAH-pih-tee. Have you ever visited this town?
Yes
4%
85 votes
No
96%
2115 votes
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Louisiana: Natchitoches - In Louisiana, Natchitoches, the oldest settlement of the Louisiana Purchase, is pronounced NAH-code-ish. Don't confuse it with the similarly named town in Texas. Nacogdoches, which is pronounced NAH-coh-DOE-chess. Have you ever visited this town?
Yes
8%
181 votes
No
92%
2019 votes
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Maine: Seboeis - There are only 35 people living in Seboies, Maine, so it's no wonder that not a lot of people know that it's pronounced Seh-BOW-iss. Have you ever visited this town?
Yes
4%
87 votes
No
96%
2113 votes
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Maryland: Glenelg - It only LOOKS like a palindrome, and that's what makes it so hard to pronounce. You see, the "g" at the end of "Glenelg" is silent. So, it's "Glen-EL". Have you ever visited this town?
Yes
5%
112 votes
No
95%
2088 votes
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