You ain’t from ’round here, are ya? (TX)
Now we go to Texas to see how the locals pronounce their city names.
Quitaque – KIT-a-kwa
Boerne – BUR-nee
Manchaca – MAN-shack
Seguin – suh-GEEN
Palestine – pal-ess-TEEN
Burnett – BURN-it
You ain’t from ’round here, are ya? (LA)
Now we go to Louisiana to see how the locals pronounce their city names.
Metairie – met-AH-ree
Milan – MY-lin
Natchitoches – NACK-uh-dish
New Orleans – NOO-awleeans
You ain’t from ’round here, are ya? (AR)
Now we go to Arkansas to see how the locals pronounce their city names.
I found so much while Googling about the proper pronuciation of the state name that I couldn’t find city name pronunciation differences.
Arkansas – AR-can-saw
You ain’t from ’round here, are ya? (MO)
Now we go to Missouri to see how the locals pronounce their city names.
El Dorado Springs - El dor-AY-do
New Madrid – mad-rid
Milan – MY-lun
La Plata - la PLAY-tuh
Nevada - neh-VAY-duh
Versailles – ver-SAILS
You ain’t from ’round here, are ya? (KY)
Now we go to Kentucky to see how the locals pronounce their city names.
Louisville - LOO-ah-vul
Versailles – VER-sail-es
You ain’t from ’round here, are ya? (TN)
Now we go to Tennessee to see how the locals pronounce their city names.
Medina – muh-DI-nuh
Milan – MI-lin
You ain’t from ’round here, are ya? (MS)
Now we go to Mississippi to see how the locals pronounce their city names.
Biloxi – bi-LUCK-si
Gautier – GO-shay
Kosiusko – kaw-zee-ESS-go
Saucier – SEW-sher
You ain’t from ’round here, are ya? (AL)
Now we go to Alabama to see how the locals pronounce their city names.
Arab – AY-rab
Bayou La Batre – BYE-yoo luh-BAH-tra
Eufaula – yoo-FAL-a
Notasulga - nah-tuh-SUL-ga
Opelika – oh-puh-LIE-cah
You ain’t from ’round here, are ya? (FL)
Now we go to Florida to see how the locals pronounce their city names.
Kissimmee – ki-SIM-ee
Micanopy – mick-can-OH-pee
You ain’t from ’round here, are ya? (GA)
Now we go to Georgia to see how the locals pronounce their city names.
Cairo – KAY-roe
Dacula – day-CUE-la
Dahlonega – dah-lahn-e-ga