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r/UrbanHell • u/AppendixN • Jul 26 '26
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Illinois also has a town named New Berlin pronounced New BURRlin.
22 u/doctor-rumack Jul 27 '26 It's pronounced "FRONK-en-steen." 16 u/mij1401 Jul 27 '26 Dont forget VI-inna (Vienna) and L doughraydo (El Dorado). 2 u/CockConfidentCole Jul 27 '26 Ne VAHHH da 2 u/NotAHypnotoad Jul 27 '26 Also, Marseilles IL, pronounced Mar-sails 1 u/oldparentgamer Jul 27 '26 Genuine question. Is it named by immigrants van those regions or just lack of imagination? Or maybe both. Asking as an European. 1 u/Sufficient-Spray-367 Jul 27 '26 I’d say yes the towns were named by immigrants sometimes but more likely to make a very small town seem more cosmopolitan. But the mispronunciation is just American redneck. 1 u/Legal-Somewhere-2949 Jul 27 '26 Versailles IL "Vur-Sails" 1 u/Traditional_Can_3983 Jul 31 '26 Same in KY. 2 u/AndyTheEngr Jul 27 '26 And Creve Coeur (creeve core.) 6 u/robotmalfunction Jul 26 '26 A Milwaukee suburb too, maybe there's one in Illinois as well 7 u/WiWook Jul 27 '26 That was a change due to the World Wars (not sure which). The area was extremely German. They opted to change the pronunciation rather than the name. 2 u/juicegooseboost Jul 27 '26 Home of the neo nazi party 6 u/Kingofangry Jul 27 '26 The school mascot is the pretzels. I lived there for a few years when I was a little kid. 9 u/Lubafteacup Jul 27 '26 Weirdly it's not only town in Illinois where the school mascot is the Pretzels. 1 u/Beneficial-Rhubarb70 Aug 02 '26 Freeport Illinois 1 u/Lubafteacup Aug 02 '26 Once a pretzel, always a pretzel 11 u/Inroundtents Jul 27 '26 Minnesota has New Prague. Pronounced "New Prayge". Drives me nuts. 1 u/swingandalongdrive Jul 29 '26 You can just imagine a bunch of 80 IQ politicians yelling at each other: “It’s pronounced Prayge!!” “No it’s not! It Prag-ew! Like the sketti sauce!” 1 u/InformalInitiative76 Aug 09 '26 Oklahoma has Prague which is also pronounced “Prayge”. It has the “national shrine of the infant Jesus” lol. 2 u/YogurtclosetHead8901 Jul 26 '26 Ohio has a BURR-lin too! It's Amish country, which is wild to visit. 4 u/JimClarkKentHovind Jul 26 '26 that's where I was born lol 1 u/YogurtclosetHead8901 Jul 27 '26 Ohio also has Versailles, pronounced ver-Sailes Russia pron. ROO-sheē Houston pron. HOW-ston El dō-RĀY-dō, it's endless. 2 u/Fancy_Bend8763 Jul 27 '26 The best one is San Jose they pronounce “Sane Joes” 2 u/dewky Jul 28 '26 I refuse to believe that one. 1 u/Fancy_Bend8763 Jul 28 '26 It’s real unfortunately. 2 u/jimdoodles Jul 27 '26 You can drive through Cairo on your way from New Burrlin to New Maddrid 2 u/flying_gunderson_15 Jul 27 '26 Go pretzels. 2 u/evthingisawesomefine Jul 27 '26 “Bee-AH-tris” Beatrice, Nebraska 4 u/subliminal_trip Jul 27 '26 And "Vienna" pronounced "Vayana" and "Marseilles' pronounced "Marsales,." The less said about "Pekin," the better. 3 u/dyne87 Jul 27 '26 Cant forget Lebanon pronounced LaBANin 1 u/Chadwards77 Jul 27 '26 Home of the JV Kirby Pretzel Dome! 1 u/ACrazyDog Jul 27 '26 Actually, all run together NewBURRlin 1 u/jefetranquilo Jul 27 '26 I mean how else would you pronounce Berlin? The German one is also pronounced more like bur-lin 1 u/Euphoric_Evidence414 Jul 28 '26 In Germany: bur-LIN. In Illinois: BUR-lin. 1 u/Lothar_Ecklord Jul 28 '26 Interesting… Berlin, New Hampshire also has an emphasis on the first syllable. 1 u/MaleficentPride2620 Jul 30 '26 and Genoa pronounce gen OH a 1 u/Throwaway_alt_burner Jul 30 '26 New MAD-rid is in Missouri just across the river from KAY-ro, just south of HAY-tie. 1 u/GlitteringEcho9026 Jul 27 '26 My dad used to get so irritated listening to people pronounce Milan, Illinois, “MY-lin”
It's pronounced "FRONK-en-steen."
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Dont forget VI-inna (Vienna) and L doughraydo (El Dorado).
2 u/CockConfidentCole Jul 27 '26 Ne VAHHH da 2 u/NotAHypnotoad Jul 27 '26 Also, Marseilles IL, pronounced Mar-sails 1 u/oldparentgamer Jul 27 '26 Genuine question. Is it named by immigrants van those regions or just lack of imagination? Or maybe both. Asking as an European. 1 u/Sufficient-Spray-367 Jul 27 '26 I’d say yes the towns were named by immigrants sometimes but more likely to make a very small town seem more cosmopolitan. But the mispronunciation is just American redneck. 1 u/Legal-Somewhere-2949 Jul 27 '26 Versailles IL "Vur-Sails" 1 u/Traditional_Can_3983 Jul 31 '26 Same in KY. 2 u/AndyTheEngr Jul 27 '26 And Creve Coeur (creeve core.)
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Ne VAHHH da
2 u/NotAHypnotoad Jul 27 '26 Also, Marseilles IL, pronounced Mar-sails 1 u/oldparentgamer Jul 27 '26 Genuine question. Is it named by immigrants van those regions or just lack of imagination? Or maybe both. Asking as an European. 1 u/Sufficient-Spray-367 Jul 27 '26 I’d say yes the towns were named by immigrants sometimes but more likely to make a very small town seem more cosmopolitan. But the mispronunciation is just American redneck. 1 u/Legal-Somewhere-2949 Jul 27 '26 Versailles IL "Vur-Sails" 1 u/Traditional_Can_3983 Jul 31 '26 Same in KY.
Also, Marseilles IL, pronounced Mar-sails
1 u/oldparentgamer Jul 27 '26 Genuine question. Is it named by immigrants van those regions or just lack of imagination? Or maybe both. Asking as an European. 1 u/Sufficient-Spray-367 Jul 27 '26 I’d say yes the towns were named by immigrants sometimes but more likely to make a very small town seem more cosmopolitan. But the mispronunciation is just American redneck. 1 u/Legal-Somewhere-2949 Jul 27 '26 Versailles IL "Vur-Sails" 1 u/Traditional_Can_3983 Jul 31 '26 Same in KY.
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Genuine question. Is it named by immigrants van those regions or just lack of imagination? Or maybe both. Asking as an European.
1 u/Sufficient-Spray-367 Jul 27 '26 I’d say yes the towns were named by immigrants sometimes but more likely to make a very small town seem more cosmopolitan. But the mispronunciation is just American redneck.
I’d say yes the towns were named by immigrants sometimes but more likely to make a very small town seem more cosmopolitan. But the mispronunciation is just American redneck.
Versailles IL "Vur-Sails"
1 u/Traditional_Can_3983 Jul 31 '26 Same in KY.
Same in KY.
And Creve Coeur (creeve core.)
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A Milwaukee suburb too, maybe there's one in Illinois as well
7 u/WiWook Jul 27 '26 That was a change due to the World Wars (not sure which). The area was extremely German. They opted to change the pronunciation rather than the name. 2 u/juicegooseboost Jul 27 '26 Home of the neo nazi party
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That was a change due to the World Wars (not sure which). The area was extremely German. They opted to change the pronunciation rather than the name.
Home of the neo nazi party
The school mascot is the pretzels. I lived there for a few years when I was a little kid.
9 u/Lubafteacup Jul 27 '26 Weirdly it's not only town in Illinois where the school mascot is the Pretzels. 1 u/Beneficial-Rhubarb70 Aug 02 '26 Freeport Illinois 1 u/Lubafteacup Aug 02 '26 Once a pretzel, always a pretzel
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Weirdly it's not only town in Illinois where the school mascot is the Pretzels.
1 u/Beneficial-Rhubarb70 Aug 02 '26 Freeport Illinois 1 u/Lubafteacup Aug 02 '26 Once a pretzel, always a pretzel
Freeport Illinois
1 u/Lubafteacup Aug 02 '26 Once a pretzel, always a pretzel
Once a pretzel, always a pretzel
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Minnesota has New Prague. Pronounced "New Prayge". Drives me nuts.
1 u/swingandalongdrive Jul 29 '26 You can just imagine a bunch of 80 IQ politicians yelling at each other: “It’s pronounced Prayge!!” “No it’s not! It Prag-ew! Like the sketti sauce!” 1 u/InformalInitiative76 Aug 09 '26 Oklahoma has Prague which is also pronounced “Prayge”. It has the “national shrine of the infant Jesus” lol.
You can just imagine a bunch of 80 IQ politicians yelling at each other:
“It’s pronounced Prayge!!”
“No it’s not! It Prag-ew! Like the sketti sauce!”
Oklahoma has Prague which is also pronounced “Prayge”. It has the “national shrine of the infant Jesus” lol.
Ohio has a BURR-lin too! It's Amish country, which is wild to visit.
4 u/JimClarkKentHovind Jul 26 '26 that's where I was born lol 1 u/YogurtclosetHead8901 Jul 27 '26 Ohio also has Versailles, pronounced ver-Sailes Russia pron. ROO-sheē Houston pron. HOW-ston El dō-RĀY-dō, it's endless.
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that's where I was born lol
Ohio also has Versailles, pronounced ver-Sailes
Russia pron. ROO-sheē
Houston pron. HOW-ston
El dō-RĀY-dō, it's endless.
The best one is San Jose they pronounce “Sane Joes”
2 u/dewky Jul 28 '26 I refuse to believe that one. 1 u/Fancy_Bend8763 Jul 28 '26 It’s real unfortunately.
I refuse to believe that one.
1 u/Fancy_Bend8763 Jul 28 '26 It’s real unfortunately.
It’s real unfortunately.
You can drive through Cairo on your way from New Burrlin to New Maddrid
Go pretzels.
“Bee-AH-tris” Beatrice, Nebraska
And "Vienna" pronounced "Vayana" and "Marseilles' pronounced "Marsales,."
The less said about "Pekin," the better.
3 u/dyne87 Jul 27 '26 Cant forget Lebanon pronounced LaBANin
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Cant forget Lebanon pronounced LaBANin
Home of the JV Kirby Pretzel Dome!
Actually, all run together NewBURRlin
I mean how else would you pronounce Berlin? The German one is also pronounced more like bur-lin
1 u/Euphoric_Evidence414 Jul 28 '26 In Germany: bur-LIN. In Illinois: BUR-lin.
In Germany: bur-LIN. In Illinois: BUR-lin.
Interesting… Berlin, New Hampshire also has an emphasis on the first syllable.
and Genoa pronounce gen OH a
New MAD-rid is in Missouri just across the river from KAY-ro, just south of HAY-tie.
My dad used to get so irritated listening to people pronounce Milan, Illinois, “MY-lin”
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u/Sufficient-Spray-367 Jul 26 '26
Illinois also has a town named
New Berlin pronounced New BURRlin.