▲ 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
[–] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) or rio grande (rye-oh grand). I'm not sure how Gallipolis should actually be pronounced. The ~polis suffix seems sensible enough, but not sure on the first part. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] emmeram@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I’ve heard people pronounce it as “galli-PO-lease” permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I would say the Ohio version gal-uh-puh-LISS and I think that's how people I knew from there said it, but it's been a couple decades, heh. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] emmeram@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Your stylization is more correct than mine. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] emmeram@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I’ve heard people pronounce it as “galli-PO-lease” permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I would say the Ohio version gal-uh-puh-LISS and I think that's how people I knew from there said it, but it's been a couple decades, heh. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] emmeram@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Your stylization is more correct than mine. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I would say the Ohio version gal-uh-puh-LISS and I think that's how people I knew from there said it, but it's been a couple decades, heh. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] emmeram@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Your stylization is more correct than mine. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] emmeram@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Your stylization is more correct than mine. permalink fedilink source parent