You Ain't From Around Here, Are Ya?
By Amanda Thomas, Broker, SRES®, BPOR, MCNE, Certified DRS Agent™
(Providence Group Realty)
Texas is rich in cultural diversity. While standard and intuitive pronounciation is often used, mispronouncing colloquial names is a dead give away that you aren't familiar with the local area.Want to blend in?Step 1: Don't listen to your GPS. It doesn't know how to speak Texan.Step 2: Read this list of commonly mispronounced names of Texas places, and practice! Humble Suburb of North Houston -- Locals call it "um-bull" Mexia City in Texas -- Locals call it "muh-hay-uh" Tuam Street Street in Houston -- Locals call it "two-um" Manchaca Road Street in Austin -- Locals call it "man-shack" road Fuqua Street Street in Houston -- Locals call it "few-kway" Nacogdoches City in Texas -- Locals call it "nak-ah-doh-chuss" Kuykendahl Road Street in Houston -- Locals call it "kerr-kun-doll" Refugio...
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