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 words if...
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 going to Vermont...
Locals pronounce the name of the town of Thoreau, New Mexico, as thuh-ROO. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Thoreau, New Mexico” We heard from Susan Carl, who lives in Texas Hill Country, and she wanted to comment on our...