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regnaD kciN

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4. There's an old joke set in Hawaii...

Reply to Las Vegas Mixx (Original post)

Sat Aug 10, 2024, 10:10 PM

Aug 2024

TOURIST: Excuse me, do you pronounce the name of your state as “Ha-wa-ii” or “Ha-va-ii?”

RESIDENT: Ha-va-ii.

TOURIST: Thank you.

RESIDENT: You’re velcome.

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@CNNPR @MSNBCPR - national news reporters continue to mispronounce NEVADA [View all] Las Vegas Mixx Aug 2024 OP

As a Nevadan, I don't get too offended. Just have to consider the chicoescuela Aug 2024 #1

And now their origins... GreenWave Aug 2024 #2

You say ni vad da, I say ne vah da. usonian Aug 2024 #3

There's an old joke set in Hawaii... regnaD kciN Aug 2024 #4

NEVADA and NEBRASKA - the vowels are pronounced the same way LVZ Aug 2024 #5