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[Opinions] Re: Florida

by Francesca

6/6/2014, 9:52 PM

It could be that they're using a very short "i" ("ih"), instead of letting Florida roll. I have spent a fair deal of time in Maryland and surrounding areas, and never encountered a true two syllable pronunciation.

I'm not trying to cancel your experiences with it, I simply just have no indelible history of hearing flor-duh.
Either way, I don't think that it is a remarkably attractive name. Perhaps I would think slightly better of it if I did not so heavily associate it with the state. (Which is how I feel about Virginia, as well.)

- Francesca

This message was edited 6/6/2014, 11:57 PM

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