Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoTIL there's an Arkansas City in Kansas, and Arkansas is pronounced with the 's' so it rhymes with "Kansas"en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up155arrow-down12
arrow-up153arrow-down1external-linkTIL there's an Arkansas City in Kansas, and Arkansas is pronounced with the 's' so it rhymes with "Kansas"en.wikipedia.orgDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square43fedilink
minus-squareMr. Semi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-22 months agoMiami, Oklahoma (/maɪˈæmə/ my-AM-ə) Nevada, Missouri (/nɪˈveɪdə/ niv-AY-də) Natchitoches, Louisiana (/ˈnækətəʃ/ NAK-ə-təsh), or “Nakadish”
minus-squarewjrii@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months ago Natchitoches, Louisiana (/ˈnækətəʃ/ NAK-ə-təsh), or “Nakadish” Yet Nacogdoches, Texas is more or less how you would think, Nack-uh-doe-chiss.
minus-squareMr. Semi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months agoPretty sure there’s a g in there
minus-squarewjrii@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoWell, I reckon that phrase “more or less” that I put in my previous comment is having to do a fair bit of work.
minus-squareCadeillac@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoThat’s how they pronounce Nevada County in Arkansas. Also, Dierks is Dereks. I’m sure there are more that will come to me
Miami, Oklahoma (/maɪˈæmə/ my-AM-ə)
Nevada, Missouri (/nɪˈveɪdə/ niv-AY-də)
Natchitoches, Louisiana (/ˈnækətəʃ/ NAK-ə-təsh), or “Nakadish”
Yet Nacogdoches, Texas is more or less how you would think, Nack-uh-doe-chiss.
Pretty sure there’s a g in there
Well, I reckon that phrase “more or less” that I put in my previous comment is having to do a fair bit of work.
That’s how they pronounce Nevada County in Arkansas. Also, Dierks is Dereks. I’m sure there are more that will come to me