Woe-Burn

[Cooper Fox]

> One of my pet peeves occurs during the fall-foliage
> season.
> Some announcer, perhaps even a native Noo Englanduh
> will say "traffic is backed up at the
> Kang-ka-MANG-us highway"...
> it supposed to be "Kan-ca-MAW-gus".

I learned that one that hard way when I moved to this
area.  People are extremely touchy about it, too.  I
have, on a regular basis, seen service people correct
tourists who miss-pronounce the name of the Kanc.

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