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Peter A

In article <0B_ui.4$Ns6.2@trnddc01>,
says...
> ??>> How do locals pronounce New Prague?
> ??>>
> h> The way it is supposed to be said. Why would the locals
> h> pronounce it wrong? P.S. If you hear New Pittsburg you are
> h> in the wrong town.
>
> If you are going to be in a town and want to avoid argument, you
> might pronounce the name like the locals. Watch out for Des
> Moines, Cairo IL and GA, Pierre SD etc.:-)
>
>
>

Then there are "loo-ee-ville" and a few "lew-is-villes".

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Peter Aitken