If we listed every part of the state with a Native American root to its name, this would be a very long list, but those town, river and location names seem to be the words that most confuse people when they’re here in the Dairy State. Usually, it’s an accent (or lack thereof) that is the first telltale sign someone isn’t a Wisconsinite, but it’s also really fun and funny to give them a list of local town names and ask them to say them aloud.
Here’s a pretty good list of the toughest words for out-of-towners to pronounce:
I'd have thought this one wasn't that difficult, but somehow folks find a myriad of ways to say Wisconsin wrong. There's no E and it's certainly not "West-consin."
Maybe it's because saying them is second nature, but I've never thought our town names were that complicated. I don't know how else you'd say this, but it trips up out of towners.
Milwaukeeans tend to drop the L and sort of mush that beginning part of their city name so that it comes out a bit more "Muhwaukee." Anyone going hard on that first syllable and hitting the L is definitely not a native.
To pronounce the T or not to pronounce the T? This is one of those that's just intimidating to look at and it doesn't help that there doesn't seem to be a consensus on whether it's "Nicolay" or "NicoleT."
You'd think his fame reached far enough to overcome anyone not knowing who Brett Favre is and how to say his name. To be fair, the way you say it makes absolutely no sense given how it's spelled.
