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WAY OT: Can anyone explain to me why when referring to Wisconsin...

Lafman1

All-George Webster
Dec 19, 2006
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...insist on pronouncing it "WES-consin"?

I was just watching some FF stuff and I can't get over how many people can't seem to say it correctly, and I have no idea why. Please help me understand. I understand why people mispronounce Illinois, "Illi-noise", but this one is beyond me. Tia.
 
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