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[–] nxdefiant@startrek.website 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

After they were actually American, they resorted to "What it was called by the people who lived here first, but pronounced wrong"

[–] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Hey, that's just not true. Sure, the name of my state is Wisconsin, but we also have names based on "What it was called by the French, but pronounced wrong," like Beloit ("buh-loit"), Butte des Morts ("boo-da-more"), and Lac Courte Oreilles ("la-coo-der-ray").

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