Pronounce "Racine"

My mom grew up in Manitowoc and always called it Trivers. I call it Two Rivers, but if I want to poke fun at her, I say Trivers.

And I call it Ray-seen.

I grew up in Racine and pronounce it ruh-SEEN, as does everyone in my family.

The fact that we have a bunch of people from Chicago checking in to say they’ve always heard it pronounced RAY-seen really just proves the other pronunciation is the correct one. :wink:

New Berlin is pronounced New BUR-lin. As far as I know the pronunciation was changed during WWII. This cracks up a buddy that moved here from out of state every time he has to say it.

I have no idea about Trivers as I’ve only ever heard it as Two Rivers.

Here in Ontario, “Berlin” got renamed to Kitchener (after Herb Kitchener, a British war hero) during WWI. That showed those pointy-helmeted goons in the trenches! I bet Ludendorf cried when he found out.

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So I suppose you consider those folks in Lima, OH to be downright crackers, eh?

There’s a township in Michigan called Buena Vista, they pronounce it Bewna Vista, ack.

A main road in my Snowbird Mom’s northern town is named “Milan”-locals say it as “MY-lan.” I always pronounce it in the Italian idiom, “Mee-LAAN,” and she’s always asking me, “What road again?”

Kringle!

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It’s Ruh SEEN.

I’ve yet to hear any “native” from the area (I live in IL a couple of miles from the border) and have never heard anyone local here or in WI ever pronounce it any differently…

Nom nom nom is right. Mmm… cherry kringle…