Pronunciation doesn’t mean a whole lot. Ask the people who live in Des Moines, Iowa and compare that to Des Moines, Washington.
Pronunciation doesn’t mean a whole lot. Ask the people who live in Des Moines, Iowa and compare that to Des Moines, Washington.
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... or Bourne MA. Sen. Hiawatha Warren, of Massachusetts is so out of touch she pronounced the town “burn”, when it is pronounced “born”. When Hillary McCankles was running for president, she pronounced Worcester as “wor-chester” when it’s pronounced “woose-ter”.
First time my son said that name to me I could not understand where he was talking about. He pronounced it: Dez Mo Neeeeeezzze. Pronouncing each of those three. Dez, Mo, Neeeezzzee. Sounding out Neese, dragging it out. I just could not understand where he was speaking of. Finally he showed it to me and I laughed out loud and told him what it was. He said, that is not what it says!!!