Fact is that we use unique pronouncing of places and things so right away we can tell that 'you ain't from around here,' if you know what I mean.
“Fact is that we use unique pronouncing of places”
Like here in east TN. Don’t pronounce every syllable. If you refer to the town of Maryville and don’t say “Mrvl”, you’re not from around here. Dead give away.
Yes, just about all locations have unique pronounciation. Southerners have trouble pronouncing city names like Worcester and Medford. New Englanders don’t know how to pronounce Louisville.