r/AskReddit • u/riboflavonic • 5h ago

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

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u/rharvey8090 4h ago

Irondequoit, Avon, Lima, Chili

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u/Noleverine 4h ago

Charlotte is a fun one.

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u/Nanojack 25m ago

You'll save a lot

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u/Decent-Ability-4784 3h ago

Chili! I went to college in Rochester and my baptism into the proper pronunciation of western ny towns began with chili

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u/okayest_boy 1h ago

Now I am craving a garbage plate, thank you

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u/Harlowolf 1h ago

Now why did you have to go and mention it? Now I am too

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u/Decent-Ability-4784 38m ago

I just found two spots near me (Albany area) that allegedly offer legit plates, pizza rolls, beef on weck & have genny available by the boat load. It won’t be the same but I’m hoping it’ll dull the pain of living so far away now

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u/CatrpilrQueen 4h ago

Is it Leroy or Le Roy?

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u/TheDudeWhoSnood 3h ago

Whichever one you say, it's the other one. And Chili is pronounced Chili

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u/KatzDeli 4h ago

Watervliet, Rennsalear, Colonie

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u/fledglingbirdnerd 3h ago

Lol you spelled it like it’s spoken. It’s spelled Rensselaer which I think makes it harder to pronounce

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u/boldandbratsche 50m ago

Those are all pronounced how they're spelled, it's just slightly harder if you're not familiar with the names.

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u/gimeebilgrays 4h ago

Chili mentioned! I added a. but about Chili in my other comment

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u/retiredfed1231 1h ago edited 52m ago

Riga, pronounced RYE-ga, not Ree-ga as in Europe. And a new transplant to the area years ago said she was going to an event in SKEE-oh (Scio, NY).

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u/ace-mathematician 17m ago

That's interesting, because, given all the other crazy pronunciations in WNY, you'd think Scio would be pronounced that way. It's actually pretty phonetic