[Yankee]

Well to be fair, there is Houston Street in Manhattan which is pronounced as How-stin and not Hyew-ston as in Texas.

The county I presently reside in in Georgia is Coweta which most folks pronounce as cow-EE-ta. But some old-timers here say Cah-EE-ta.

Same goes for a nearby town called Senoia. I would say it as Sen-OY-ya, but the two common local pronunciations I’ve heard are Sun-OH-uh or Sun-OY.

You really cannot tell with place-names unless you hear a local say it.

[Osage Orange]

Miami, OK...

Pronounced My-Am-A....not My-Am-E.

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

LOL My son lives in Houston County GA I think it is pronounced “huston” but I am not sure. I always get it wrong. I just know it is not as in Houston Texas.

[DAVEY CROCKETT]

The county I presently reside in in Georgia is Coweta which most folks pronounce as cow-EE-ta. But some old-timers here say Cah-EE-ta.

Same goes for a nearby town called Senoia. I would say it as Sen-OY-ya, but the two common local pronunciations I’ve heard are Sun-OH-uh or Sun-OY.

You really cannot tell with place-names unless you hear a local say it.

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They are American Indian names. So is McIntosh I grew up down there lots of history.