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Old Posted Dec 7, 2022, 6:06 PM
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Originally Posted by sopas ej View Post
Thanks. I've heard of Sag Harbor, but not Sagaponack.

I remember in my teens when I learned a cousin moved to a place called Piscataway, NJ (she had sent an X-mas card with a new return address on it), and believe it or not, I wasn't sure how to pronounce Piscataway. I felt dumb, but then I remembered that some visitors to LA don't know how to pronounce "Cahuenga" or "Tujunga," or even "La Jolla."

I'll admit, I'm very California-centric, so a lot of northeastern US towns don't put a blip on my radar. Just some years ago I learned of a place called King of Prussia, PA.
every region has place names that look funny to outsiders.

here in my neck of the woods, wisconsin has a lot of native-american derived place names that outsiders often struggle with and/or look a little sideways at, but my personal favorite is Oconomowoc, WI.

i can't trink of any other words that have five non-consecutive "o"'s in them.
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