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[Opinions] Re: Florida
by Slinky
6/6/2014, 7:52 PM
in reply to a message by Serel Channah
Must be a regional thing? I live in Maryland and I don't think I've heard it not two syllables. Flor-da. I had a customer at work the other day who lives half the year in Florida. I didn't recognize his zip code so I asked where he was from amd he rolled his eyes and said "Flor-DUHHH." Which while rude is the basic pronunciation I've always heard. So...you're milage may very, I suppose.
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- 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.)

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