I'm tickled by place-name shibboleths, like Houston (HOW-ston) in NYC, or Gough (Gawf) in SF. Texas has one in the form of Bexar County. The 'x' is archaic Spanish spelling for modern 'j' (an aspirated 'h' sound). But anglos dropped the soft 'h', and it's just 'bear' now.
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Replying to @antoniogm
Austin street names include several of these, and it’s certainly an attempt to discern true locals from imports. Guadalupe ==> Gwah-dah-loop Manor ==> May-ner Manchaca ==> Man-shack
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There is town called Gruene (ie Grüne, German for green) south of Austin. Makes sense given German immigration to Central Texas in mid 1800s. Me: I just swung thru Gruh-neh (pronouncing like a German would). Texan: *perplexed look on his face* Uhm, we just call it Green.
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Ain't nobody got time for pretense in the Lone Star State.
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I also said Boo-da (for Buda, TX) as in Budapest -- another perplexed look: Son, it's called Byoo-da.
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LOL. That's a bit ugly....buh-YOOO-duh.
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triggering all my central-Texas PTSD right here
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