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To: MulberryDraw

“Miami” is pronounced Miama. A heads up for ya. :)

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I found out, rather quickly that Gatesville, Texas was pronounced Gatesvul. Same with Blytheville, Arkansas, Blyvul.


32 posted on 11/18/2016 1:11:02 PM PST by Graybeard58 (Bill and Hillary Clinton are the penicillin-resistant syphilis of our political system.)
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To: Graybeard58

Asheville, NC is pronounced “Aishvul” by people who are actually from there, which is to say almost nobody in the city limits pronounces it that way.


34 posted on 11/18/2016 1:15:34 PM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: Graybeard58

And by the way there is no “i” in Lubbock; Iraan, Texas is pronounced Ira An; and the people in Burnet will tell you quick: It’s “burn it” durn it can’t you learn it.


37 posted on 11/18/2016 1:27:04 PM PST by t4texas (No koolaid for me. Thanks!)
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