Pronunciation of "Missouri"
Pronunciation of "Missouri"
As a Britisher, I am interested in the many possible variations in the pronunciation of this name. I would like to take a poll of the Americans on this site. Close approximations are sufficient for options 1-4.
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- Great Grand Panjandrum
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I'm pretty sure #2 is how the natives pronounce it, but I believe the majority outside the state say #1.
Along the same lines, a city in NY, Oswego, is Ah-swee-go to most. It's Swe-ga to the locals.
Along the same lines, a city in NY, Oswego, is Ah-swee-go to most. It's Swe-ga to the locals.
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Missouri Pronunciation
Missouri native here, and it's definitely the first choice down here in the "Bootheel" ~ (Cotton Country)...I think that goes for the rest of the state as well, with the possible exception of the University of Missouri/Columbia's Tigers bumper sticker, which says "Mizzou-RAH!"
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"Mi ZUR ee" to this native Warshintonian (Warshington, DC, pronounced with an "r"), who works outside of the port city of BAWla-mer.
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