# Georgian language word for the US State of Georgia **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 9, 2013, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgian-language-word-for-the-us-state-of-georgia/665784 "2013-08-09T05:36:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Keeve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@Keeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeve)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2013, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgian-language-word-for-the-us-state-of-georgia/665784/21 "2013-08-12T23:02:01Z")
> [@jz78817](#): > > why would you saddle only “Anglos” with that burden? Will you also campaign to get the French to stop saying “Allemagne” in favor of “Bundesrepublik Deutschland?” Or try to force the Japanese to stop saying “Chugoku” in favor of “Zhongguo?” To be polite, yes, I’d love to do that. I’d also try to pronounce the capital city as “Paree” and not as “Pariss”, and the like. But I also realize that many would say that this is going overboard, which is why I suggested starting with The Georgia Problem. ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2013, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgian-language-word-for-the-us-state-of-georgia/665784/22 "2013-08-12T23:03:30Z")
> [@Keeve](#): > > To be polite, yes, I’d love to do that. I’d also try to pronounce the capital city as “Paree” and not as “Pariss”, and the like. But I also realize that many would say that this is going overboard, which is why I suggested starting with The Georgia Problem. what problem would you be solving? ---
**Author:** ![Bozuit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/edb3f5/32.png) [@Bozuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bozuit)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2013, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgian-language-word-for-the-us-state-of-georgia/665784/23 "2013-08-12T23:08:03Z")
> [@Keeve](#): > > I’d also try to pronounce the capital city as “Paree” and not as “Pariss”, and the like. I’m telling you now: you’ll look like a twat. ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2013, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgian-language-word-for-the-us-state-of-georgia/665784/24 "2013-08-13T00:08:51Z")
Yeah, there’s that. Years ago, it was best to just call it “CopenHAYgan” instead of attempting authentic pronounciation. You’d just sound like a German trying to say it, which brought up bad memories. ---
**Author:** ![Anotheruser1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@Anotheruser1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anotheruser1)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2013, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgian-language-word-for-the-us-state-of-georgia/665784/25 "2013-08-13T00:45:32Z")
I call the US state of Georgia the corruption capitol of the USA, being they are the most corrupt state i have lived in. ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2013, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgian-language-word-for-the-us-state-of-georgia/665784/26 "2013-08-13T01:23:24Z")
> [@Anotheruser1](#): > > I call the US state of Georgia the corruption capitol of the USA, being they are the most corrupt state i have lived in. so it’s the only state you have lived in. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgian-language-word-for-the-us-state-of-georgia/665784.md?page=1)