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ScarletOK t1_j0yjpc9 wrote

Thank you for caring about how to pronounce Quincy (no "e")--it is Quinzee.

Your next lesson is that the green space in Boston, Cambridge and many other New England towns/cities is the Common, not the Commons, which is a dining hall or meeting space. Some places they call it The Green.

Third lesson: Tremont not "tree-mont," but "Leech-mere, not Lech-mere"

Yes, it's weird but I used to live in Indiana where a town name spelled "Buddha" was pronouned "Bu-dee" Go figure!

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rob691369 t1_j0z463v wrote

Lol, I live in Bexar County in Texas. It is pronounced Bear County...go figure

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forrealz42 t1_j0zbgwk wrote

Makes sense if it was originally pronounced "Behar". Then people got lazy and made it one syllable.

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