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To: SMGFan

In Colorado, near its headwaters, the Arkansas River is called the Ar-Kansas. In the state of Arkansas it’s pronounced Arkansaw.

I’ve always wondered if there’s a particular point on the river where the pronunciation by the locals changes.


95 posted on 06/05/2013 4:45:05 PM PDT by Sherman Logan
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97 posted on 06/05/2013 4:46:45 PM PDT by MarineMom613 (RIP Sandra Sue, my fur baby 12/31/1999 ~ 7/2/2010 - See you on the other side!)
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To: Sherman Logan

I lived in SE Colorado in the Arkansas Valley...pronounce just like the state.


197 posted on 06/05/2013 8:52:14 PM PDT by Half Vast Conspiracy ( Because police powers are essential to the public good that abusing them is so offensive.)
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