bettygreatwhite t1_iseper4 wrote on October 15, 2022 at 12:18 PM

Reply to comment by thephartmacist in The Saturday Daily Thread by fusion260

When I first moved here, I pronounced “Henrico” as “en-REE-co” for an embarrassingly long time. I assume no one corrected me because it was more entertaining that way. Virginia pronunciations are wild.

Nothing2SeeHere4U t1_isevnpc wrote on October 15, 2022 at 1:18 PM

My personal favorite is "Buena Vista" (Byouna Visstah), if only because you can see the light die behind people's eyes when you tell them how locals pronounce it

Special shout out to Rio (Rye-oh) Rd in Charlottesville for a similar effect

PercyDovetonsils t1_isg24pj wrote on October 15, 2022 at 6:31 PM

My fave is either Botetourt (BOT-a-tot) or Totopotomoy (To-POT-omy). Here’s a fun page with lots of examples:

http://cohp.org/va/notes/placenames_pronunciation.html

Accomplished-Pen-394 t1_isi15l0 wrote on October 16, 2022 at 3:27 AM

I see your complains and raise you Scituate (in RI.) (I grew up in New England so I can say that place and Worcestershire)