Massachusetts vs. Massatusetts

[KGalvan]

I'm from rural and urban Texas and say Massatusetts. I was told the "correct" way to pronounce it was Massachusetts. However, I know other people from the South and West who also prounce it Massatusetts. On the other hand, some people I know from the South and West and everyone I know from the North pronounce it Massachusetts. Is there really a "correct" way to pronounce this or is it just like any other Yankee/Southern word with a differerent pronunciation?

[gailr]

I've lived in various states and have never heard this pronounced other than "Massachusetts". Who told you it was correct to...kind of...lisp it?

I do raise my eyebrows at old timers in these-here parts who say "Huh-WYE-yuh" for "Hawaii".

-gailr

[gailr]

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[Bailey]

this reminds me of the substitution in many many dialects and accents of English that say f for th of ph, I think, when hearing it is it laziness or custom? Or should I say I fink is it laziness or custom?

mark

[tess]

It is never correct to say "MassaTUsetts". The 'ch' is pronounced as spelled. It has nothing to do with Yankee vs. Southern pronunciation.