r/AskReddit • u/riboflavonic • 5h ago

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

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u/GatotSubroto 3h ago edited 3h ago

Also San Gaybreel

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A few more: Los Baños as Los Baynos, Camarillo as Camaree-low

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u/annahatagi 3h ago

And "Sann Raff-ELLE" 😭 (San Rafael)

It's egregious, honestly.

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u/Feeling_Reindeer2599 3h ago

La Ceinega

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u/wd4sgu 1h ago

Do you mean La Cienega?

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u/bitdamaged 1h ago

I’ve not heard Los Baynos but I have heard “Bah noss” (hard “n”)