Current Events > wait a minute,,,.., if kansas is pronounced can-sus...,..,.,.,,, why is arkansas

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Microwaved_Eggs
04/23/17 2:34:44 PM
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pronounced arr-can-saw

shit dude..
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ZombiePelican
04/23/17 2:36:02 PM
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Probably has something to do with Arkansas being French territory at one point
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littlebro07
04/23/17 2:36:58 PM
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It's clearly because people in the south can't pronounce stuff.
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Bio1590
04/23/17 2:37:11 PM
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Microwaved_Eggs
04/23/17 2:37:35 PM
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yeah but still.... bro...
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DK9292
04/23/17 2:38:07 PM
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Kansas:
"Kansas is named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area.[11]"

Arkansas:
"Its name is of Siouan derivation from the language of the Osage denoting their related kin, the Quapaw Indians.[9]"

Literally five seconds on Wikipedia.
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UnholyMudcrab
04/23/17 2:38:13 PM
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ZombiePelican posted...
Probably has something to do with Arkansas being French territory at one point

It was all French territory. The difference comes from the English pronunciation of the name of a local tribe versus the French pronunciation.
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Microwaved_Eggs
04/23/17 2:38:24 PM
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bro...
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__aCEr__
04/23/17 2:40:16 PM
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Why is there a Kansas City in Missouri?!
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EnterTheTekken
04/23/17 2:40:46 PM
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Rename it "OurKansas."
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chill02
04/23/17 2:41:48 PM
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__aCEr__ posted...
Why is there a Kansas City in Missouri?!


it's between both states
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UnholyMudcrab
04/23/17 2:42:20 PM
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__aCEr__ posted...
Why is there a Kansas City in Missouri?!

The city came before the state
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jenningsnash313
04/23/17 2:49:03 PM
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And why it is pronounced When's-day she it's spelt Wednesday???
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lilORANG
04/23/17 3:09:11 PM
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Actually Arkansas has it right. It's based on some native American word, which is pronounced Kan - suh. So kansas is the one who fucked it up.
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