▲ 146 ▼ TIL there's an Arkansas City in Kansas, and Arkansas is pronounced with the 's' so it rhymes with "Kansas" (en.wikipedia.org) submitted 2 years ago by Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to c/til@lemmy.world 61 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 29 points 2 years ago (2 children) There was a disagreement on how to pronounce Arkansas; the first two US senators from Arkansas disagreed on how to say it. Congress ended up having to request the Arkansas legislature in defining how to pronounce the state name. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 35 points 2 years ago (1 child) If you want people to call you Arkansaw, don't spell it Arkansas. Thankyou for coming to my TED Talk. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Stovetop@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 10 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one 13 points 2 years ago Why not just ask the fucking Quapaw tribe they stole the name from? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 35 points 2 years ago (1 child) If you want people to call you Arkansaw, don't spell it Arkansas. Thankyou for coming to my TED Talk. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Stovetop@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 10 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
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[–] BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one 13 points 2 years ago Why not just ask the fucking Quapaw tribe they stole the name from? permalink fedilink source parent