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Topic | Why are Kansas and Arkansas pronounced differently? |
Gheb 11/09/18 4:45:50 PM #14: | Both are names after the Kansa (Kaw) tribe. However, Arkansas was initially settled by the French and their pronunciation ended uo morphing into Arkansas. Kansas was settled by the English who had a different pronunciation. Just about everything in the mid-west is named after a settler or the mispronunciation of tribal words. --- S*** I have to stop doing that," Gheb said, as he lay back down and died again. - Forgotten Love Chiefs are going to win the Super Bowl ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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