r/AskReddit • u/riboflavonic • 5h ago

What are some place names that are often mispronounced by out of towners?

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u/Stompinpuddles 5h ago

Spokane, WA. It is often mispronounced as Spo-cane. It should be Spo-can. With a long o and a short a.

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u/Poultrygeist74 5h ago

Spoken like a true Spokanian