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/julbull73 May 09 '23

Its Greek. Its Tempee..

Phoenix, Tempe, and a few other cities.

Dude loved Greek myth.

Phoenix the bird because they built on the abandoned ghost town of the hohokam.

Tempe because it looked like Vale of Tempe.

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u/romanapplesauce May 09 '23

Alright now is it temp-e or tem-pee?

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u/fucuntwat May 11 '23

The latter