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How to pronounce Pennsylvania’s weird town names

(WHTM) – Pennsylvania is full of weird town names, but some of the Commonwealth’s town names are just plain hard to pronounce (if you aren’t from here). Not all of Pennsylvania’s weird town names are difficult to pronounce such as Burnt Cabins, Forty Fort, Intercourse, Blue Ball, and Bird-In-Hand. So which town names are “difficult” […]

How to pronounce the Knoxville congressman’s name

If you’ve seen Knoxville’s Rep. Tim Burchett on CNN recently, you may have heard the network’s on-air folks pronounce his last name “burr-CHET.” And if you’re an East Tennessean, you’re probably scratching your head. “Have I been pronouncing his last name wrong all these years?” Rest assured, the problem is with CNN, not you. Knox […]