The Oregon town names Ragic and Ekoms are anadromes; backwards they spell Cigar and Smoke. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Backward Town Names” By the way, grant, speaking of anadromes, those words that form different...
Responding to our ongoing discussion about unexpected pronunciations for various towns, a listener notes that the names of Cairo, Georgia, and Havana, Florida, are not pronounced the way you might think. This is part of a complete episode...
A listener reports that the pronunciation of Novi, Michigan, is counterintuitive. It’s pronounced noh-VYE. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Novi, Michigan” You remember our conversation where I was talking about...
Locals pronounce the name of the town of Thoreau, New Mexico, as thuh-ROO. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of ““Thoreau” the New Mexico Town Is “thuh-ROO,” Not a Reference to the Author” We heard from Susan Carl, who lives...