You Know You're From Wisconsin When

[frankfrank]

And up here in Canada, we only think about all of the USA when we absolutely must.

What a difference the 49th parallel makes.

You're STILL stuck thinking about Alaska, and the Northwest Angle of Minnesota, so there.

 

[frankfrank]

ANd omg I love Antigo. I've been there many times in my youth.

Trouble is, once you get there, you CANNOT LEAVE.

After all, the place is ANTI-go.

And it's even pronounced as such (with the alternative "I" pronunciation which sounds like a "long" E).

 

[kevbo]

How else would you pronounce it?

God, I love Wisconsin town names...

 

[Jerry]

It's funny to hear people try to say WI town names.

Like what's so hard about it? I don't get it.

 

[kevbo]

I guess Oconomowoc could be a mouthful for some...

 

[looseliam]

^ Ohkahknowmowauk

 

[kevbo]

Good. Now try Chequamegon

 

[looseliam]

oh fuck

 

[kevbo]

http://www.misspronouncer.com

 

[looseliam]

^ you have got to be kidding me!!

 

[kevbo]

I know! I love how it's limited to everything Wisconsin.

 

[Yooper]

Shay-kwa-ma-gone

 

[kevbo]

Sorry, Yooper. WRONG.

Sha-WAH-me-gon

 

[Yooper]

The Finlanders further Norff add the hard K sound.

And the first syllable is closer to the French Chez but you phonetically have it right.

I've been up for 10 hours already today.

 

[kevbo]

10 hours? Wow, that's a long time!

 

[Yooper]

Yooper towns are fun to listen to the Call Centers in India to try.

Ishpeming
Negaunee
Escanaba
Manistique
Keeweenaw Bay

Then you get the French Influence, too:
Seul Choix Pte.
Sault Ste. Marie
L'Anse
Au Train
Epoufette

 

[kevbo]

Sault Ste. Marie!

I need a vacation...

 

[Yooper]

My Mom just spent a couple of free nights there. The casino people like her.

Let's see if anyone can get this pronounciation:

Kewadin Casinos, run by the Sault Ste. Marie band of the Anishinaabe.

 

[bankside]

kewadin pronounce more like kee waitin'
sault ste. marie = soo saint marie (though I say it sault stee maree for laughs)
and anishnabe

ahh nish naa bay

 

[frankfrank]

How else would you pronounce it?

God, I love Wisconsin town names...

I would've been inclined to pronounce it an-TEE-go if I didn't know better, rather than An-Tee-Go (no accent on any syllable). My favorite one is still Shawano, though...