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Why do people say Missouruh?

Posted on 4/4/18 at 6:48 am
Posted by CNB
Columbia, SC
Member since Sep 2007
100000 posts
Posted on 4/4/18 at 6:48 am
It’s clearly Missouree, right? Where did the other pronunciation even come from?
Posted by Wtodd
Tampa, FL
Member since Oct 2013
68161 posts
Posted on 4/4/18 at 8:17 am to
Depends on which part of the state you're from; southern Mizzou pronounces it Missouruh & the northern part pronounces it Missouree.....for the most part anyway.
Posted by TideSaint
Hill Country
Member since Sep 2008
79575 posts
Posted on 4/4/18 at 8:33 am to
Why do people say Arkansaw?

It's clearly Ar Kansas.

This post was edited on 4/4/18 at 8:35 am
Posted by WG_Dawg
Member since Jun 2004
88653 posts
Posted on 4/4/18 at 9:16 am to
quote:

Depends on which part of the state you're from


I understand there are regional dialects, but where does the "uh" sound even originate from? Missouri....it seems quite obvious the "ouri" at the end would lead to a long E sound.
Posted by Wtodd
Tampa, FL
Member since Oct 2013
68161 posts
Posted on 4/4/18 at 10:14 am to
quote:

where does the "uh" sound even originate from?

No idea....I'm from the bootheel (SE corner) and all of my relatives pronounce it with the "uh" and I pronounce it with the "ee"......as it turns out I'm much more educated and traveled so there's that
Posted by DownSouthJukin
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Posted on 4/4/18 at 11:01 am to
quote:

No idea....I'm from the bootheel (SE corner) and all of my relatives pronounce it with the "uh" and I pronounce it with the "ee"......as it turns out I'm much more educated and traveled so there's that


I'm from the same place, and pronounce it with an "ee," but I'll slip in to a Missouruh occasionally.
This post was edited on 4/4/18 at 11:14 am
Posted by Numberwang
Bike City, USA
Member since Feb 2012
13163 posts
Posted on 4/4/18 at 11:40 am to
The same reason people say Saukerlina.
Posted by PurpleandGeauld
Florence, TX
Member since Oct 2013
5324 posts
Posted on 4/4/18 at 11:48 am to
Same thing as people saying tomatuh instead of tomato.
Posted by LewDawg
Member since May 2009
76556 posts
Posted on 4/4/18 at 5:22 pm to
Or drop the "a" when saying days of the week. Sundy, Mondy, etc.
Posted by Jazzbo Depew
Bug Tussle
Member since Dec 2017
1765 posts
Posted on 4/4/18 at 6:01 pm to
Do you say Pee-can pie , or Pah-cahn pie ?
Posted by Arksulli
Fayetteville
Member since Aug 2014
26178 posts
Posted on 4/4/18 at 6:01 pm to
quote:

Why do people say Arkansaw?

It's clearly Ar Kansas.


Well, yes, if you are a tard. So.. you would pronounce it Ar Kansas.

Mostly it depends on how much genetic damage you have.
Posted by deeprig9
Unincorporated Ozora
Member since Sep 2012
70416 posts
Posted on 4/4/18 at 7:22 pm to
I picked it up from Grandpa Simpson.
Posted by Texas Weazel
Louisiana is a shithole
Member since Oct 2016
8946 posts
Posted on 4/4/18 at 9:57 pm to
quote:

southern Mizzou pronounces it Missouruh & the northern part pronounces it Missouree.....for the most part anyway.

Which part is the one that says "Mizzou"? Is that the Yankee part?









Posted by wadewilson
Member since Sep 2009
38647 posts
Posted on 4/4/18 at 11:16 pm to
I thought it was pronounced "misery".
Posted by MIZ_COU
I'm right here
Member since Oct 2013
13771 posts
Posted on 4/4/18 at 11:37 pm to
that's how I pronounce it
Posted by CNB
Columbia, SC
Member since Sep 2007
100000 posts
Posted on 4/4/18 at 11:43 pm to
I guess kind of a combination of both?

peh-can is the best way I can describe it. Of course this is actively saying it out loud instead of saying it naturally in a sentence. Guess I’ve never given it thought
Posted by Wtodd
Tampa, FL
Member since Oct 2013
68161 posts
Posted on 4/5/18 at 6:14 am to
quote:

I thought

No you didn't
quote:

pronounced "misery".

This had to be funnier in your head
Posted by Cheese Grits
Wherever I lay my hat is my home
Member since Apr 2012
58831 posts
Posted on 4/5/18 at 6:26 am to
quote:

No you didn't


He probably did

quote:

This had to be funnier in your head


More like scary women in Misery

Pale, Chubby, and Crazy meth women from the state

Posted by wadewilson
Member since Sep 2009
38647 posts
Posted on 4/5/18 at 10:57 am to
Calm down, Nancy. It's a joke.
Posted by Numberwang
Bike City, USA
Member since Feb 2012
13163 posts
Posted on 4/5/18 at 10:58 am to
Come on Feel The Illi-Noise.
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