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[Opinions] Re: Florida

by Amor de Nombres

6/6/2014, 7:57 PM

in reply to a message by Serel Channah

The only time I never not heard it pronounced Flor-duh is on the rapper Flo-ri-da. Interesting.

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- Rachel Shaina (Evil) +2

6/6/2014, 9:24 PM

The rapper and the state are not pronounced alike. The rapper is Flo RIE-da (like, flow rider). Florida has a short i. That I have never heard anyone not pronounce.

- Amor de Nombres

6/7/2014, 2:05 PM

I know. The ri was for rye (RIE), not rih. I say Flo-ri-da for fun sometimes, but I never thought people used it formally.

- LMS

6/7/2014, 4:23 AM

I have

...and I've lived all over the US. See the main reply to Serel Channah.

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