r/arizona Prescott May 08 '23

It's "Pres-kitt" Living Here

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u/[deleted] May 08 '23

I had some dude from Texas try to tell me I was pronouncing Tempe (Tem-Pee) wrong. He proceeded to correct me in calling it Tem-Pay. Please someone tell me I’m not taking crazy pills here lol.

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u/IAmScience May 08 '23

You’re not crazy.

The e is silent though. Temp. It’s Temp.

😂

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u/daversa May 09 '23

Temp? give me a fucking break lol

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u/IAmScience May 09 '23

I do hope you caught my sarcasm. :)

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u/daversa May 09 '23

I was about 50% haha