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StudioDroid t1_j6hpfoe wrote

Reply to comment by Megalocerus in ELI5: How do they come up with names for countries in foreign languages? by bentobam

Even weirder is that the common pronunciation of Kansas is "can sass" and Arkansas is "Ark an saw"

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fairmountvewe t1_j6i0iqj wrote

What? Well colour me embarrassed. I been saying saying “Can Saw” and “R Can Sass” ever since that one guy in a bar got all pi$$y at me…..

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Megalocerus t1_j6lians wrote

I believe it's because Arkansas came through the French and Kansas did not.

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