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12 Words Out-Of-Towners Can’t Pronounce in Western New York
New York State has a lot of words that out-of-towners find really hard to pronounce. Here are 12 from right here in Western New York that most people can't seem to get right.
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Many of the names of towns and street names came from Native American names and have stuck with us through the years. For that reason, many people have a hard time pronouncing these:
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