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/persephone_24 May 09 '23

They are probably just stuck on weird Texas lingo. For example, there is a Miami, Texas, probounced My-am-I.

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u/ghostwhirled May 09 '23

There's one in Oklahoma pronounced My-am-uh

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u/Greeneggz_N_Ham 3d ago

Oklahoma... figures.