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Lesser known or original names of things:

  1. Wolfram (tungsten)
  2. Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (NBA Detroit Pistons)
  3. German toast (French toast)
  4. Captain April (Captain Kirk)
  5. Idlewild Airport (JFK International Airport)
  6. Persia (Iran)
  7. Yeshua (Jesus)
  8. King’s College (my alma mater, Columbia University
  9. Gemini 12 (Jupiter 2)
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Lesser known or original names of things:

  1. Wolfram (tungsten)
  2. Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (NBA Detroit Pistons)
  3. German toast (French toast)
  4. Captain April (Captain Kirk)
  5. Idlewild Airport (JFK International Airport)
  6. Persia (Iran)
  7. Yeshua (Jesus)
  8. King’s College (my alma mater, Columbia University
  9. Gemini 12 (Jupiter 2)
  10. Edo (Tokyo)
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Lesser known or original names of things:

  1. Wolfram (tungsten)
  2. Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (NBA Detroit Pistons)
  3. German toast (French toast)
  4. Captain April (Captain Kirk)
  5. Idlewild Airport (JFK International Airport)
  6. Persia (Iran)
  7. Yeshua (Jesus)
  8. King’s College (my alma mater, Columbia University
  9. Gemini 12 (Jupiter 2)
  10. Edo (Tokyo)
  11. Trinity College (Duke University)
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Lesser known or original names of things:

  1. Wolfram (tungsten)
  2. Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (NBA Detroit Pistons)
  3. German toast (French toast)
  4. Captain April (Captain Kirk)
  5. Idlewild Airport (JFK International Airport)
  6. Persia (Iran)
  7. Yeshua (Jesus)
  8. King’s College (my alma mater, Columbia University
  9. Gemini 12 (Jupiter 2)
  10. Edo (Tokyo)
  11. Trinity College (Duke University)
  12. The New Yardbirds (Led Zeppelin)
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Lesser known or original names of things:

  1. Wolfram (tungsten)
  2. Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (NBA Detroit Pistons)
  3. German toast (French toast)
  4. Captain April (Captain Kirk)
  5. Idlewild Airport (JFK International Airport)
  6. Persia (Iran)
  7. Yeshua (Jesus)
  8. King’s College (my alma mater, Columbia University
  9. Gemini 12 (Jupiter 2)
  10. Edo (Tokyo)
  11. Trinity College (Duke University)
  12. The New Yardbirds (Led Zeppelin)
  13. House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (House of Windsor)

US Cities and How They SHOULD Be Pronounced

  1. Detroit (day-TRWAH)
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US Cities and How They SHOULD Be Pronounced

  1. Detroit (day-TRWAH)
  2. Los Angeles (Los AHNG ga leez)

Like Bugs Bunny said it.

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US Cities and How They SHOULD Be Pronounced

  1. Detroit (day-TRWAH)
  2. Los Angeles (Los AHNG ga leez)
  3. Hauppauge (Hoppog), NY
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US Cities and How They SHOULD Be Pronounced

  1. Detroit (day-TRWAH)
  2. Los Angeles (Los AHNG ga leez)
  3. Hauppauge (Hoppog), NY
  4. Boise, ID (bwa-ZAY)
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US Cities and How They SHOULD Be Pronounced

  1. Detroit (day-TRWAH)
  2. Los Angeles (Los AHNG ga leez)
  3. Hauppauge (Hoppog), NY
  4. Boise, ID (bwa-ZAY)
  5. Albuquerque, NM (Al-buh-kwer-kwee or al-buh-kwerk)
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US Cities and How They SHOULD Be Pronounced

  1. Detroit (day-TRWAH)
  2. Los Angeles (Los AHNG ga leez)
  3. Hauppauge (Hoppog), NY
  4. Boise, ID (bwa-ZAY)
  5. Albuquerque, NM (Al-buh-kwer-kwee or al-buh-kwerk)
  6. Terre Haute, IN (tair HO)
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I misunderstood the theme so I redid my entry, but didn’t add anything

US Cities and How They SHOULD Be Pronounced

  1. Detroit (day-TRWAH)
  2. Los Angeles (Los AHNG ga leez)
  3. Hauppauge (Haw-page), NY
  4. Boise, ID (bwa-ZAY)
  5. Albuquerque, NM (Al-buh-kwer-kwee or al-buh-kwerk)
  6. Terre Haute, IN (tair HO)
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US Cities and How They SHOULD Be Pronounced

  1. Detroit (day-TRWAH)
  2. Los Angeles (Los AHNG ga leez)
  3. Hauppauge (Haw-page), NY
  4. Boise, ID (bwa-ZAY)
  5. Albuquerque, NM (Al-buh-kwer-kwee or al-buh-kwerk)
  6. Terre Haute, IN (tair HO)
  7. Cincinnati, OH (Kin-kin-at-i)
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US Cities and How They SHOULD Be Pronounced

  1. Detroit (day-TRWAH)
  2. Los Angeles (Los AHNG ga leez)
  3. Hauppauge (Haw-page), NY
  4. Boise, ID (bwa-ZAY)
  5. Albuquerque, NM (Al-buh-kwer-kwee or al-buh-kwerk)
  6. Terre Haute, IN (tair HO)
  7. Cincinnati, OH (Kin-kin-at-i)
  8. Blawnox, Pa. (Bluh WEEN oss)
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US Cities and How They SHOULD Be Pronounced

  1. Detroit (day-TRWAH)
  2. Los Angeles (Los AHNG ga leez)
  3. Hauppauge (Haw-page), NY
  4. Boise, ID (bwa-ZAY)
  5. Albuquerque, NM (Al-buh-kwer-kwee or al-buh-kwerk)
  6. Terre Haute, IN (tair HO)
  7. Cincinnati, OH (Kin-kin-at-i)
  8. Blawnox, Pa. (Bluh WEEN oss)
  9. Des Moines, IA (Dess Moy-ness)
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US Cities and How They SHOULD Be Pronounced

  1. Detroit (day-TRWAH)
  2. Los Angeles (Los AHNG ga leez)
  3. Hauppauge (Haw-page), NY
  4. Boise, ID (bwa-ZAY)
  5. Albuquerque, NM (Al-buh-kwer-kwee or al-buh-kwerk)
  6. Terre Haute, IN (tair HO)
  7. Cincinnati, OH (Kin-kin-at-i)
  8. Blawnox, Pa. (Bluh WEEN oss)
  9. Des Moines, IA (Dess Moy-ness)
    10 Mantua, Oh (man TOO a)
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US Cities and How They SHOULD Be Pronounced

  1. Detroit (day-TRWAH)
  2. Los Angeles (Los AHNG ga leez)
  3. Hauppauge (Haw-page), NY
  4. Boise, ID (bwa-ZAY)
  5. Albuquerque, NM (Al-buh-kwer-kwee or al-buh-kwerk)
  6. Terre Haute, IN (tair HO)
  7. Cincinnati, OH (Kin-kin-at-i)
  8. Blawnox, Pa. (Bluh WEEN oss)
  9. Des Moines, IA (Dess Moy-ness)
  10. Mantua, Oh (man TOO a)
  11. Sequim, Wa (Skwim)
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US Cities and How They SHOULD Be Pronounced

  1. Detroit (day-TRWAH)
  2. Los Angeles (Los AHNG ga leez)
  3. Hauppauge (Haw-page), NY
  4. Boise, ID (bwa-ZAY)
  5. Albuquerque, NM (Al-buh-kwer-kwee or al-buh-kwerk)
  6. Terre Haute, IN (tair HO)
  7. Cincinnati, OH (Kin-kin-at-i)
  8. Blawnox, Pa. (Bluh WEEN oss)
  9. Des Moines, IA (Dess Moy-ness)
  10. Mantua, Oh (man TOO a)
  11. Sequim, Wa (Skwim)
  12. Chillicothe, Ohio (Ch HILL eh co THAY)
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US Cities and How They SHOULD Be Pronounced

  1. Detroit (day-TRWAH)
  2. Los Angeles (Los AHNG ga leez)
  3. Hauppauge (Haw-page), NY
  4. Boise, ID (bwa-ZAY)
  5. Albuquerque, NM (Al-buh-kwer-kwee or al-buh-kwerk)
  6. Terre Haute, IN (tair HO)
  7. Cincinnati, OH (Kin-kin-at-i)
  8. Blawnox, Pa. (Bluh WEEN oss)
  9. Des Moines, IA (Dess Moy-ness)
  10. Mantua, Oh (man TOO a)
  11. Sequim, Wa (Skwim)
  12. Chillicothe, Ohio (Ch HILL eh co THAY)
  13. [del]Buena Vista, CO (Byou-ne vis-tah)[/del] :slight_smile: Greenwich, CN (Green-which)

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Most embarrassing day at elementary school

  1. When my Mom sent me out wearing slippers, because it was late and we couldn’t find my shoes, and supposedly “no one would notice” (Kindergarten)
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Most embarrassing day at elementary school

  1. When my Mom sent me out wearing slippers, because it was late and we couldn’t find my shoes, and supposedly “no one would notice” (Kindergarten)
  2. I sang an unintentional solo in the Christmas concert - I turned as red as the dress I was wearing (2nd grade)
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Most embarrassing day at elementary school

  1. When my Mom sent me out wearing slippers, because it was late and we couldn’t find my shoes, and supposedly “no one would notice” (Kindergarten)
  2. I sang an unintentional solo in the Christmas concert - I turned as red as the dress I was wearing (2nd grade)
  3. I kissed my “girlfriend” in the middle of a movie in kindergarten.