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Old Jan 4, 2006 | 2:42 am
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Originally Posted by VA747
In North Carolina, Beaufort is Bow-fort, but in South Carolina it is Bew-fort.
But in North Carolina, they also pronounce Buena Vista as "BYOO-nah Vista"...

Originally Posted by VA747
Most everyone says Nevahda (where LAS is located ), except for the people of that state who say Nevada, short a.
I grew up saying "ne-VA-da" (short a) as a child in Arizona (as opposed to "ne-VAH-da")

Here's one for you: do you say "OR-e-gen" or "or-e-GONE" for Oregon? The latter drives the locals MAD.
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