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Jul 31

You ain’t from ’round here, are ya? (NC)

Posted on Saturday, July 31, 2010 in Pronunciation

Now we go to North Carolina to see how the locals pronounce their city names.

Beaufort – bo-furd

Salisbury – sals-bury

Wingate – win-git

Jul 30

You ain’t from ’round here, are ya? (VA)

Posted on Friday, July 30, 2010 in Pronunciation

Now we go to Virginia to see how the locals pronounce their city names.

Buena vista – BOO-nah Viss-tah

Danville – DAN-vull

Glouster – GLAW-ster

Stauton – stan-tin

Warrenton – WARE-in-tuhn

Jul 29

You ain’t from ’round here, are ya? (WV)

Posted on Thursday, July 29, 2010 in Pronunciation

Now we go to West Virginia to see how the locals pronounce their city names.

Bolivar - BOL-i-ver

Hurricane – HER-a-kin

Philippi - FILL-uh-pea

Jul 28

You ain’t from ’round here, are ya? (MD)

Posted on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 in Pronunciation

Now we go west to Maryland to see how the locals pronounce their city names.

Maryland – meryl-lind

Annapolis – uh-naapolis

Bowie - BOO-ee

Ellicott City – ELLI-cut

Hagerstown - HAYGERZ-town

Pocomoke City – POH-ko-mohk

Salisbury - SALZ-berry

Worcester County – WAR-chester

Jul 27

You ain’t from ’round here, are ya? (DE)

Posted on Tuesday, July 27, 2010 in Pronunciation

Now we go west to Delaware to see how the locals pronounce their city names.

Hockessin – HOE-kess-in

Lewes – LEW-iss

Newark – new-ARK

Jul 26

You ain’t from ’round here, are ya? (NJ)

Posted on Monday, July 26, 2010 in Pronunciation

Now we go south to New Jersey to see how the locals pronounce their city names.

Bogota – ba-GO-da

Buena – be-U-na

Evesham – EVE-sham

Gloucester – GLOH-ster

Kearny – CAR-nee

Newark – Noo-wirk

Secaucus – SEE-kaw-kus

Vienna – vy-ENNA

Jul 25

You ain’t from ’round here, are ya? (CT)

Posted on Sunday, July 25, 2010 in Pronunciation

Now we go west to Connecticut to see how the locals pronounce their city names.

Berlin – BER-lin

New Haven – newHEYven

Southington – SUTH-ing-ton

Jul 24

You ain’t from ’round here, are ya? (RI)

Posted on Saturday, July 24, 2010 in Pronunciation

Now we go south to Rhode Island to see how the locals pronounce their city names.

Pawtucket – puh-TUCK-it

Scituate - SITCH-oo-it

Jul 23

You ain’t from ’round here, are ya? (ME)

Posted on Friday, July 23, 2010 in Pronunciation

Now we go east to Maine to see how the locals pronounce their city names.

Bangor – BAN-gore

Calais – CAL-luss

Lubeck – loo-BECK

Jul 22

You ain’t from ’round here, are ya? (NH)

Posted on Thursday, July 22, 2010 in Pronunciation

Now we go east to New Hampshire to see how the locals pronounce their city names.

Berlin – BER-lin

Concord – KAWNK-id

Plaistow – PLASS-tau