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minus-squareSirSamuel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·26 days agoThere is a small village in Ohio named Buena Vista. The locals pronounce it in a way that rhymes with Loona Fista
minus-squareperishthethought@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·26 days agoWow, really? We have a own with the same name in CO as well. We pronounce it like, “Byoona Vista” too. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buena_Vista,_Colorado
minus-squaretyler@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·26 days agoYeah those people are idiots though. They even claim it’s the Spanish words, they just don’t want to pronounce them like Spanish. So fucking stupid.
minus-squareperishthethought@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·26 days agoWe also have a town named Limon. Guess how that’s pronounced.
minus-squareTheRtRevKaiser@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·26 days agoLol there’s a “byoona vista” is south Ga as well.
minus-squarerabidhamster@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·26 days agoAnd a Bone-a-Vista in NC.
minus-square🇸🇵🇪🇨🇺🇱🇦🇹🇪🇷@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-226 days agoThere is a town in Georgia called Martinez. They pronounced it Mart-inn-ez
minus-squarepartial_accumen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-226 days agoOhio also has a town named Versailles. Imagine the worst way to pronounce the name of the historical palace in France. That’s right, they pronounce it (VUR - SAY- els).
There is a small village in Ohio named Buena Vista.
The locals pronounce it in a way that rhymes with Loona Fista
Wow, really? We have a own with the same name in CO as well. We pronounce it like, “Byoona Vista” too.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buena_Vista,_Colorado
Yeah those people are idiots though. They even claim it’s the Spanish words, they just don’t want to pronounce them like Spanish. So fucking stupid.
We also have a town named Limon.
Guess how that’s pronounced.
Lol there’s a “byoona vista” is south Ga as well.
And a Bone-a-Vista in NC.
There is a town in Georgia called Martinez.
They pronounced it Mart-inn-ez
Ohio also has a town named Versailles. Imagine the worst way to pronounce the name of the historical palace in France. That’s right, they pronounce it (VUR - SAY- els).
Lima Ohio. Pronounced lime-uh
Well yeah, like a lima bean