"If in doubt about how to pronounce a name in CNY or WNY… especially if it’s a classical name, or the name of a foreign country or city… just pronounce it like an illiterate 19th century farmer would!"

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The Upstate NY Pronunciation Guide! (Buffalo, Rochester: middle-class, home, living) - Page 2 - City-Data Forum

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(via dayan)

Yeah, ok. Go visit “Madrid, New Mexico” and let’s talk later. (But that’s pretty funny, still.)

(via bmichael)