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Old Nov 8, 2019, 8:38 pm
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Originally Posted by Matthew330Ci
Disclaimer: California native here.

I always thought it was pronounced more like La-Gardia, like Guardian. I hear TV announcers saying it as La-Gwar-dia which grates on my ears but I'm wondering if I'm saying it wrong.
We say it the way it spells. Why wouldn't you pronounce the U? If I called you Matt hew would that be correct?
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