We Dare You to Say These 11 Maryland Places Correctly on Your First Try (Spoiler: You Can’t)

Here are 11 Maryland places you’ll almost certainly struggle to pronounce correctly on your first try, with their proper pronunciation to help local residents out:

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1. Anne Arundel — pronounced “ANN-ruh-nul” (not a separate two-word enunciation)
2. Baltimore — pronounced “BOL-mer” rather than saying every syllable clearly
3. Calvert — pronounced “CAL-vert” (like the thing under the road, not “CUL-vert”)
4. Cecil — pronounced “SEE-sil”
5. Towson — pronounced “TOSS-in” (locals rarely say the “w”)
6. Havre de Grace — pronounced “HAV-er duh GRACE” (not the French way)
7. Reisterstown — pronounced “RICE-ers-town”
8. Wicomico — pronounced “wi-COM-ih-co” with emphasis on the middle syllable
9. Worcester — pronounced “WUSS-ter” like the Massachusetts city
10. La Plata…

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