Learn to speak Wisconsin

[Tom Zurinskas]

The below from the Chicago Tribune


Learn to speak Wisconsin
Posted by Toni Salama at 8 a.m. CDT

Some Wisconsin place names are downright intimidating. If they’re not
out-and-out tongue-twisters, their spelling can stump even the most
lingually gifted among us.

I guess you have to expect that in a state whose very name, Wisconsin, is
the English spelling of a French version of an Indian name for the river
that runs through the center of the state.

To the rescue comes MissPronouncer.com, where a click on Wisconsin place
names is rewarded with audio of the correct pronunciation.

Among the trickiest problems solved:

Ashwaubenon
Chequamegon
Kaukauna
Kinnickinnic
Menomonie
Mequon
Oconomowoc
Prairie du Chien
St. Nazianz
Trempealeau
Weyauwega




Tom Zurinskas, USA - CT20, TN3, NJ33, FL5+
See truespel.com - and the 4  truespel books plus "Occasional Poems" at
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