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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m new to the area, and I’ve noticed a couple distinct pronunciations of “Virginia”.

I’ve noticed well-educated foreign-born people, with whom I tend to identify with more, tend to use the four-syllable pronunciation, whereas native born Americans tend to use the lazier (IMO) three-syllable pronunciation. I’ve noticed the prevalence of use of the three-syllable pronunciation isn’t really bound by SES lines, with people who I’d otherwise associate with being upper-class still using the three-syllable pronunciation.

[b]Which is correct? [/b]As native-born Americans, which do you use? If you use the three-syllable pronunciation, why? [b]Does it concern you or make you feel self-conscious that better-educated people might perceive you as a rube? [/b]Why does America tolerate such colloquialisms in language? [/quote]

This is a terrible post. I looked up the word in multiple dictionaries.

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/virginia
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/virginia
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Virginia

The three syllable pronunciation is the ONLY correct pronunciation in American English. Anyone who thinks differently (including the OP) is less knowledgeable on this subject. Incidentally, it’s unkind to refer to anyone as a rube. [/quote]

Pronunciation guides in dictionaries are horrifically out of date.[/quote]

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