Say What Now?
At some point, we’ve all looked at a city name and thought, “Well… let’s see what happens.”
Unfortunately, America has a surprising number of places where guessing is exactly the wrong strategy. Here are some of the cities that leave visitors, tourists, and occasionally even locals completely stumped. The question isn’t whether you’ll get a few wrong. It’s how many.
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30: Boise, Idaho
Most visitors assume Boise is pronounced ‘Boy-zee.’ Locals will quickly tell you it’s actually ‘Boy-see.’ It’s one of those city names that seems simple until somebody corrects you and suddenly you’re questioning every place name you’ve ever learned. The good news? Almost everyone gets this one wrong the first time…