Can You Pronounce These Common St. Louis Words Correctly?

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Answer me this: if most broadcasters come from the Midwest because they don't have an accent, then why do we have such a hard time pronouncing St. Louis street names, and even our own state's name? This burning question may not have been answered when we headed to the St. Patrick's Day parade equipped with a list, a microphone and a video camera, but some of the pronunciation flubs that run rampant in our city were definitely exemplified when we asked people to read from our list.

It may have been by benefit of all the green beer that was flowing, but we heard some pretty interesting variations of these words when we asked St. Louis to try their hand at reading them. To test your skills, and to see others doing the same, check out our video on the Featured Video tab.

Love or loathe mispronunciations, they are everywhere. If not having a silent "s" on the end of Gravois really gets under your skin, you should also check out Audrey's article on some other words that Missouri commonly mispronounces.

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