How to pronounce VA cities and towns

[Anonymous]

McClain, rhymes with the dead Senator. Not with lean. Or mean.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Norfolk?

Nor-Fuk

Naw-fuk if you’re really from here. Just don’t say -folk.

Thank you. Huge pet peeve of mine.

[Anonymous]

All this thread is telling me is that Virginians are illiterate mouthbreathers who can’t grasp simple phonetics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All this thread is telling me is that Virginians are illiterate mouthbreathers who can’t grasp simple phonetics.

That's your takeaway.

Virginia has old names that have had time to settle into themselves and get comfortable. It's so British.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Norfolk?

Nor-Fuk

Nah-fuk.

Shen-doe Mountains

Buck-annon

Stan-ton, as someone else mentioned

The local pronunciations aren't wrong. As Joan Didion said, you're not a Californian unless you can mispronounce the Spanish place names correctly, and the same goes for Virginia, or anywhere else.

Quotsatana in Oregon is pronounced Ka-sayt-nee.

[Anonymous]

Wiffle

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:wyth-ville how is this hard

Locals call it with-vile with a short i.

Staunton is pronounced Stan-ton.

That’s just stupid.

Stawn-ton is like nails on a chalkboard.

+1

[Anonymous]

Buena Vista is Beau-na- Vista (like beau-tiful not bueno).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:wyth-ville how is this hard

Locals call it with-vile with a short i.

Staunton is pronounced Stan-ton.

That’s just stupid.

Stawn-ton is like nails on a chalkboard.

+1

It's Stan the man... not stawn.

[Anonymous]

Shenandoah is a river or a national park. There are no Shenandoah mountains!!! It's the Blue Ridge Mountains. And it's not Shannon-doah! It's Shenen-doah.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Buena Vista is Beau-na- Vista (like beau-tiful not bueno).

Good one.

[Anonymous]

Stan-uhn

Buh-cannon

Boona vista

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Boutetort is Bot a tot
Fauquier is Foe kee aye in Wmsburg
Talliaferro is Toliver

Say what now? How am I just finding this out?

[Anonymous]

Fah-Keer

Furnt Roll

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Boutetort is Bot a tot
Fauquier is Foe kee aye in Wmsburg
Talliaferro is Toliver

Fauquier is Fak-kier. DH grew up in Fauquier.