[BC] Pronouncing 'Illinois"

[khcs@juno.com]

Mike mentioned:

> Yes, that is accurate.  And different from Missouri where the common wisdom is to say "Mizzoureee".  I was abruptly corrected by some locals in Hannibal while there working to the correct pronunciation.  It's "Mizzoura"

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Not to mention "LOU-uh-vl" Kentucky, "BALL-i-mur" Maryland, and "Noosamurna Beach."   Oh, and the Sevier Valley in Utah is pronounced exactly as "Severe."  And you can really tell the turistos around here when they garble "La Quinta" and "La Jolla."  When they can't pronounce "Desert Hot Springs," then they're just plain drunk.


Glen Kippel
KHCS
Palm Desert, CA