Potomac and Potowmack pronounced the same?
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Anonymous
| The same or is it Potomac and po-toe-mack? |
Anonymous
| Born and raised here and it's pronounced the same. |
Anonymous
| People more often misplace the accent in the word. |
Anonymous
Some put accent on the first o, others on the seconf P o tomac Pot o mac You observe t clear distinction his between newcomers and locals. |
Anonymous
| Second spelling seems more like the original Indian spelling perhaps. Accent on second syllable for both. |
Anonymous
| Potowmack elementary in Lououn is pronounced the same as Potomac. |
Anonymous
Are you saying some people pronounce it PO tomac? Never heard that in all my years. They are pronounced the same, either way. |
Anonymous
I've heard "pot o' mac" like a pot of mac(aroni) most people from the eastern shore pronounce it that way from my experience |
Anonymous
| Wait a second...I pronounce both: puh toe mic How do you say them? |
Anonymous
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The restaurant is pronounced PATtoeMACK and is really good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7ekBKIBde4 |
Anonymous
Most long enough Indian names I can think of have two accents in them. |
Anonymous
So if it were to follow then it would be Accents on both o's P o t o mac |
Anonymous
MIC!??? oh no never MIC! That is baaaaaaaaad.. really really baaaaaaaaaad.. 
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Anonymous
| PP... you will live but for average DMVer you sound like peasant. Beware, they are laughing behind your back. |
Anonymous
Atomic Potomic?
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