[entropy12]

Chi-cah-go and Chi-caw-go sound pretty much the same to me.
But I am not an expert on phonetics. The first language I learned as my mother tongue is 100% phonetic. There is no ambiguity on how to pronounce what is written.

[Freedom56v2]

Chi-cah-go and Chi-caw-go sound pretty much the same to me.
But I am not an expert on phonetics. The first language I learned as my mother tongue is 100% phonetic. There is no ambiguity on how to pronounce what is written.

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LOL I learned phonics too (Thank goodness!!)—made my kids learn to read with phonics as well.

To be more clear, I believe that for the most part, we Chicagoans say Chic-ah-go (as in “Ah, I understand.” or “Open your mount and say ‘ah.’”) versus Chic-aw-go (as in “Aw what a cute puppy.”)

Regardless the Windy City architecture is second to none in the US IMHO.