# Place names that were better before they changed them

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 10, 2023, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/place-names-that-were-better-before-they-changed-them/991353 "2023-10-10T11:37:27Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 16, 2023, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/place-names-that-were-better-before-they-changed-them/991353/124 "2023-10-16T05:03:38Z")

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> [@Johanna](#):
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> /ˌɑːʒioˈkɔʃoːk/? Why that instead of, say, /ɑːgioˈkoːtʃuːk/?  
> (AAAH-gi-o-KO-chook)

Ah, there you go beyond my linguistic knowledge. I am clueless about Abenaki language issues, I just tried to represent more or less the way I have heard “Agiocochook” pronounced.

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