Americans Try To Pronounce Massachusetts Towns

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[@VanillaCupcakes13]

To the people saying, "They just stole the names of English cities!", it's because America was colonized by the British. The *British* named the cities.

[@jlatoo]

The British don't know that though, apparently.

[@argella1300]

Yeah, they were far away from home and wanted a little something that reminded them of home in the New World

[@ShawnieEllis]

Thebiggestcheese they sure don't, lol.

[@JenniTulls]

Ikr! How do the British NOT know this sh*t???

[@MilioBobbyBrown]

Have you people ever taken in account that they probably haven't learn the material yet in school? They probably learn it late into highschool or something.

[@iregreteverythingivecommen9024]

Fellow people from Massachusetts, let’s team up to laugh at these people!

[@Jasmine-xb1ws]

Ok

[@jandresethan]

Itll be my pleasure

[@rachelgoldstone8369]

It’s hilarious. I live in Wayland luckily

[@rideoutsean]

Yes

[@brianakane333]

Yup

[@Gregory-ck4wv]

As someone who lives in Massachusetts, I was hoping they would try to pronounce the name "Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg" (It's an actual name).

[@TheMemzie99]

I googled that name thinking you were trolling but now my mind is open to new opportunities

[@timkaercher2459]

Grégory Try living in this town in Wales Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

[@TheMekansm]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5SmhqNjp91pj8U

[@LarryTL]

I feel bad for the people who have hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia reading these names.

[@LarryTL]

I bet the guy came up with that name as he was drowning in it.

[@Ecdemaniac]

“I’m saying every letter” Yeah that’s why you’re wrong

[@Anomaly-ov1so]

They easiest way to pronounce Mass towns is just skip half the vowls and forget about the letter C

[@jeremyhillaryboob4248]

they just salty

[@samanthasays3603]

In the delicate language of Boston, the letter R does not exist.

[@drmrboy91]

@@Anomaly-ov1so and R

[@ecurewitz]

@@samanthasays3603 sure it does, otherwise, how would you say "Roxbury"?

[@blackjac5000]

And this is why every Massachusetts resident says they're from Boston.

[@Marilovelace]

blackjac5000 but I'm actually from Boston I do live there :(

[@evildead7597]

Lived in Mass my whole life and I had that habit. I’m from Billerica and proud of it.

[@Mikeyyyy_L]

New Beige!!

[@estherrosi-kessel5192]

blackjac5000 except I actually live IN Boston

[@PRIME9036]

Well I'm from Taunton, is that close enough?

[@alicerizkallah2796]

I love living in MA....you know someone is new to the state when they tell u they live in "WOR-CHESTER"

[@estherrosi-kessel5192]

Alice Rizkallah yup!

[@liambradley7751]

Definitely

[@haidengeary8277]

Wistah.

[@neuroseptember1020]

Or Peabody as pea-body instead of peabuhdy

[@NHfiddle]

You mean "Wistah"? I'm from Watahtown.

[@jeremydunford9040]

I live in a town called sandwich

[@joshuaburke5339]

Jeremy Dunford I know where that is

[@coolpiza]

I love how the cruisers in your town all say "Sandwich Police" on the side.

[@mrman-iv1ru]

Used to live there.

[@chloejacque3034]

Sandwich mass or sandwich NH

[@andrewdonahue8259]

Yup every time I drive threw sandwich I look at the cop cars

[@TitanFind]

"It's like the sauce." [Proceeds to mispronounce the sauce.]

[@jovitavega9937]

TitanFind ñño .

[@georgecooper1]

The title should be, "Americans Try To Pronounce Massachusetts Town Names which are named after British Cities"

[@simplydanika4609]

Exactly what I thought

[@amywinn3301]

Omg yeah its just copying British names😂

[@kieranmcdonagh172]

That's why these degenerate half breeds can't pronounce them correctly, because they're not American names.

[@aruggi501]

George Cooper Maybe if you used you head to realize that thats because their named by british people who colonized Massachusetts aka New ENGLAND......

[@Gregory-ck4wv]

Almost every town in Massachusetts was named after a British city. Trust me because I've lived here all my life.

[@eesti6405]

the guy who is triggered by Massachusetts town names is clearly from new york

[@vultschlange]

Muh dutch settlements

[@emmcmullen9109]

don't forget RAHchester, Onondaga, Canandaigua, and Cheektowaga

[@rhiannie58gymnastics36]

I am from The Bronx but raised in Massachusetts but i know how to pronounce some

[@Daughter0fYAH]

I’m a So Cal girl and am totally with that dude😂

[@notsure6187]

pougheepsie

[@CountessOfPerth]

When I worked in telemarketing, I had to call residents of Massachusetts for health insurance purposes and we seriously had an entire training segment on how to pronounce the names and cities.

[@Rissy617]

LMFAO

[@TrishisFlabbergasted]

CountessOfPerth That's hilarious.

[@kilikx1x]

CountessOfPerth HAHA thats great!

[@CountessOfPerth]

Rebecca StarButterfly You'd have to ask whoever started telemarketing. For me, it was how I made money. And unfortunately, those of us who make the calls have no control over who we call, when, why, or how many times. And you'd be surprised at how many people are kind or even purchase something! :)

[@JayJamesVevo]

WORCESTER

[@gzmo0]

Would've been funny to give them Dorchester at the end to see what kind of crazy stuff they come up with, and then it's just read as it's spelled lol.

[@PrinceRawD]

The trick is to give them Dorchester after teaching them how to properly pronounce Worcester. Then the comedy would really start 😂

[@mikabellstarfall7584]

I live in Massachusetts and I am dying of laughter.

[@youdidntreadthis1697]

Same.

[@poundingoutlogs7435]

+Mikabell Starfall same

[@makennamace3630]

OMG SAME

[@cinnamoroll9851]

Samee

[@kc-dh4dq]

Same

[@spook00011]

"Why do you have all these letters if your not even gonna use them Massachusetts" THATS WHY THERE IS A TON OF SMART PEOPLE IN MASSACHUSETTS THAT ARE NOT LAZY OK.

[@emmat5179]

Hahahahahaha

[@emmat5179]

So true

[@mojonica]

+Aribah Hussain I KNOW THEY R JEALOUS CAUSE WE HAVE THE BEST EDUCATION.

[@BurgerInParadice34]

+Aribah Hussain I'm _from_ there and I don't know a few of them (I've only ever been to Worcester usually stay near the southwest not the center.)

[@jonathanzak6314]

Uhhh, no see how many idiots are in Boston

[@emilyx.8022]

Come to massachusetts We'll confuse you even more

[@Anon21486]

And shall we not talk about the road directions... XD

[@kaitlynnekearney7762]

yup..r u from mass too??

[@Anon21486]

Yup

[@patrickkelley2890]

@fernlight2 true

[@hallowed_be_thy_name8183]

Wanna hear a joke? Blinkas

[@megand1609]

WHAT THE HELL THIS IS HILARIOUS LMAO i never realized how hard our town names are for people outside new england

[@fbiofficial143]

Fr

[@carnevil5740]

Look up gerrymander 2 in massachusetts salisbury haverhill methuen andover middletown danvers salam lynnfield lynn chelsea marblehead it looks like a serpent..

[@MaxSixty-Three]

Yep lol

[@apexsbird.8598]

Who else lives in massachusetts?

[@joshuaburke5339]

Apex's Bird. Meeeeee

[@totallynotthatweirdpunkkid7383]

Meeee

[@mochs62512]

Wakefield in the house!

[@andrewdonahue8259]

Yessir!

[@rhiannie58gymnastics36]

Me but im from the Bronx

[@billie6528]

I’m from Lynn and notice people struggle with Peabody. They pronounce it “Pee Body” when it’s more like Peeebadee lol

[@coolpiza]

I think you meant to say "I’m from Lynn and I notice people struggle"

[@billie6528]

Alex Dunbar I notice the struggle with heroin in the suburban areas around Lynn 💁‍♂️

[@karenpleitez8612]

Aayyyyy someone from lynn😎😎😎

[@billie6528]

karen pleitez 🤟🤟🤟

[@karenpleitez8612]

Billie Dahling 🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟

[@Nameless_mixes]

I love how many other people from Mass are on here just laughing at how hilariously everyone else fails to pronounce the names of our towns and cities XD

[@gazzerbot385]

Not to worry. Most people can't pronounce Internet ... :-)

[@freddelmuto6288]

Danny Neyman same

[@seangallagher3226]

I live in mass im offended 😫

[@beanman8442]

It is so funny

[@amirfetheddine1704]

Danny Neyman yah

[@mrs.allamerican7999]

“This is why the rest of America doesn’t like to hang out with you” Me: uhh... no, you’re all just jealous of us

[@kiDkiDkiD12]

They hate the fact we got free healthcare!

[@markrichards6863]

Lol, He presumed people from Massachusetts want to hang out with his ignorant ass.

[@incredibleeli97]

Na it’s because we are impatient af. If you from Mass you probably didnt even read this hole thing. Im so impatient and lazy that i dont care about spelling and grammer

[@markrichards6863]

@@incredibleeli97 Don't be such a ball Busta.

[@slimegurl5868]

Yea

[@TheUnknown-xm8se]

being from Massachusetts. cringe cringe cringe cringe cringe.

[@nyosha139]

IKR XD

[@dv8006]

I feel you.

[@joealberico839]

Ikr

[@tomfoolyaface9862]

I'm American and I knew these... Oh wait.... Bc Massachusetts is in America

[@Hipster_Saturn]

Same

[@templar19]

I guess it's not that the rest of America can't read, it's just that nobody in Massachusetts can spell.

[@amsterella99]

We can spell, we just have acents so it sounds differently

[@ashley1977t]

They are British and Native American names. The people in this thread terrify me. Read a history book.

[@bigac18]

I'm sorry Amy B, but I have to let you know that you just spelt ACCENTS wrong. You see? Two c's

[@mscanuck1992]

MonkeyGaming A typo, on the internet... groundbreaking.

[@error.418]

Go to England and you'll get the same pronunciations. These are British names given by British people when they colonized what they called New England.

[@shellylynn5571]

I guess only true Massholes can pronounce all these cities😂 But I'm happy that somebody finally did a video on my state, I feel like everything's about California on KZbin

[@fatty35]

Same, usually people don't talk about Massachusetts😂Also i love your profile picture and username |-/

[@shellylynn5571]

+lauren thanks fren |-/

[@sijnro2597]

beautiful username but you stole englands towns thats how british people will know how to pronounce them.l-/

[@emilyn8903]

aye same and |-/

[@carsandkitties]

Hey there, Mass Clique Fren!! |-/

[@maxspargo4669]

Only people from Massachusetts can pronounce these names because we have a higher intellect😂

[@TitanFind]

Well, Brits would probably do fine...

[@hotpinkpanties2722]

Max Spargo High intellectual??? 🤔Is this why you guys all from Mass do not pronunciate your "R" for example when it's actually Cars...C.A.R.S. and you say Caah..C.A.A.H...no higher intellect there...😂🤣😂

[@Girlfailurewendy]

Hotpinkpanties 272Your just thinking of stereotypes I live I Massachusetts and everyone I know pronounces it “car” so

[@jaakmazin1853]

Hotpinkpanties 272 so apparently British people don’t have high intellect because we don’t pronounce the R with a hard accent clearly you have low intellect for labelling someone on one letter 😉🙄

[@rachelgoldstone8369]

Hotpinkpanties 272 I’ve never heard anyone talk with a Boston accent and Ived lived in Massachusetts for my whole life

[@astrofishisist6447]

So basically Massachusetts has a load of copied names from Britain?

[@sleepyslurpuff]

Astrofishisist Because America was colonized by the British. That's also the reason that this region is called "New England".

[@JoJoeEntertainment]

Well really the very first place that the British group that left England was Massachusetts and so there we have a lot of names that are from Britain.

[@theunionjack7739]

Exactly

[@fashionqueen377]

Um considering it was British colonists who docked in Boston first and named everything yeah.... So it's not copied Hun

[@ajummachan]

um like no. i agree or it wouldnt be called new england for a reason

[@JamesTilsley1]

Massachusetts I like you, you have UK place names like Gloucester, Leicester, Worcester and Leominster and pronounce them correctly!!!!

[@the_question]

well are the ones with the history background

[@allisonwiddop1489]

its called new england for a reason...

[@IoEstasCedonta]

We did screw up "Harwich."

[@sydneycollins]

Finally someone likes Massachusetts besides the people in Massachusetts

[@elliepyemont7994]

I was looking for a comment like this !

[@moveslikemacca]

“why even have all these letters if you’re not gonna use them” It’s English. That’s just how English is.

[@trollconfiavel]

Nah

[@willow887]

Yep, are we just going to ignore the word "though"?

[@charliebolivar6408]

Our towns have too many letters, cuz we're greedy Massholes

[@drangedhermit1]

Alex is a Potato The towns you are probably talking about come from England

[@Russia_Moscow_countryhuman]

The letter ”Z” is pretty much unused.

[@deeeeeds]

You always follow up "Worcester" with a "Dorcester" to really show everyone just how inconsistent that state is.

[@EnjoyerofYoutube]

This^

[@Julia_BH]

Lmao

[@triciad4100]

...It's actually spelled Dorchester. 😂

[@what-a-life8097]

It got an H in there pal

[@meaghanobrien7045]

Oh my god yes! They’ll kill ya 😂

[@michaelm3327]

Haha as a person from Boston this is so funny to me

[@hayleybishop2249]

Same

[@JenniTulls]

Where in Boston do you live? I live in Boston, too.

[@jaminseo4757]

haha me 2

[@legoguy910]

Same

[@isabellalutz8160]

Same this was so funny lol

[@felixwatt2956]

if you live in Massachusetts this is sad

[@joshuaburke5339]

Felix Watt it's just funny😂

[@proonv5513]

Ikr

[@ejman320]

IKR

[@emmak2955]

yep

[@kaitlyn5554]

I do live there

[@KiraShirleeAnimates]

(Boston Accent) Whuts wrong with ways we pronounce ah towns. These Buzzfeed people ah wicked retahted! Ahs ah fa losahs!!! (Only a true Masshole can read the the last part of that sentence!)

[@Flyjaxx]

TheMagicalMysteryTour Exactly! We don't need any "r"s!!!!

[@shadowslayer0420]

but there is more to mass then boston. ever heard of the berkshires? we say our r's but are lazy with our t's. the come out as more of a d sound

[@steppin-razor]

shadowslayer0420 Oh yea, Western Mass. Everyone forgets that place even exists, lol

[@TheRealLange21]

shadowslayer0420 Wait, wtf is a "western" Mass? Don't you mean New York? Nothing exists west of Worcester.

[@KiraShirleeAnimates]

shadowslayer0420 TBH I don't even have a Boston accent and I live at the start of the marathon. I can't even fake one

[@ffarkasm]

Imagine if other things were in Massachusetts: The capital city, "Washtan" The great city, "Newrk" The river, "Mispi"

[@WoodyThaGreat]

"Mispi"😂😂

[@kenb3552]

You nailed it! :)

[@katakesh8566]

Would save time, not gonna lie

[@plastic14407]

As someone from New Hampshire they are all pronounced "Shithole"

[@hannahmarie629]

lolol me too and i agree, live free or die pride all the way

[@katyhudson4878]

And people from New Hampshire are pronounced New Hamshits

[@xCelticxCowboyx]

I just call you guys little Canada.

[@shadowslayer0420]

and here in mass we pronounce new hampshire as "incestville"

[@taude9]

You New Englanders are funny. I live in So Cal and I am off tomorrow. Should I go to the beach or go snowboarding in Big Bear? You know what, I think I'll go camping out in the desert, thanks anyway though..

[@bellareader6772]

I'm from Massachusetts and seeing this made me laugh so hard! Especially on Worcester! Anyone else from Mass?

[@spamwarrior8469]

Bella Reader Meh

[@mollyg1818]

+Bella Reader I am from Massachusetts and I laughed so hard, my cousins from Canada come here and have no idea how half the towns are pronounced, so i tell them and they stare at me like I am crazy.

[@Walkinjoy]

+Bella Reader Born and raised. #MASSREPRESENT !!!!!!!! :P

[@joeqvn]

im from gloucester and this was so funny XD

[@anubisd101]

+Dil Howlter DIL!

[@laila1989ism]

"Why even have all these letters if you're not gonna use them, Massachusetts? Either pronounce them the way they're written, or write them differently Massachusetts! This is why the rest of America doesn't wanna hang out with you." Lmaoo the guy who got angry by all these names was hilarious

[@Brandon-mq5vi]

yeah ikr im from Massachusetts and it was so funny to watch

[@제이엠-u6l]

What's funnier is that Leicester is a British word

[@Brandon-mq5vi]

Kpopfanboy 제엠 it's called new england for a reason

[@vultschlange]

*united kingdom of great britain and ireland*

[@richjaneRN]

I'm with him. Lol!

[@seafgdvhsqrghde]

I love how they say “Americans try to pronounce” like Massachusetts isn’t in America 😂😂

[@robertwoodpa6463]

Well....

[@guhanyuvaraj531]

@@robertwoodpa6463 .......?

[@mikey254]

It's just that America is so huge and diverse

[@facelessdrone]

They arent, they're from underground, like little mole people

[@seafgdvhsqrghde]

@@facelessdrone fair enough

[@ramenmustaches]

I live in MA and I didn't realize these names were ridiculous until watching this. It's funny how we normalize our surroundings when we grow up. And NO we do not all have that accent that everyone loves to do. In fact, people from Mass whose families go way back to the pilgrims and puritans (like my grandma) have a weird sort of British-ey sound to their voices...

[@user-gf9eo3vj9n]

Same

[@52ndtimelord42]

Yep i have snow outside right now!

[@alexak5103]

ya i know i live 5 minutes away from gloucester and its weird that people would have a hard time pronouncing that!!!

[@poppoku9229]

Yeah, I thought Only Boston made sense

[@vivisoccer28]

I live in Boston and I don't have an accent period BYEEEEEEEE

[@LilyTreeArt]

Wassup fellow Massholes!

[@colin6246]

* beeps car horn while flipping you off then passing you violently without the use of blinkers*

[@poppoku9229]

I Feel bad for people with Trypophobia.....

[@jessica33313]

*does random constructions*

[@xandermichels8336]

Like half of these are British towns and cities

[@jeffmorse645]

That's why they call it New England.

[@johnny45irish]

Not at all. At least one of these is a Native American name, the state is named after the Massachusett tribe. Take British Columbia, for example. Most of the place names are of Inuit origin!

[@Povsk1]

I think all but one.

[@Andrew-yc7cm]

Worcester and Leicester are English town names.

[@appletarthd4630]

Bayern_Lover22 3 leicester is a city

[@suem9691]

The title makes it seem like MA is not in America.... Anyone else think that?

[@breanyce4801]

Ikr

[@asmrmoney68]

Its actually pronounced "Lestah" , now go get some Dunks

[@recemarkou3223]

ASMR moneystaxxx i live there and it’s no t but we got a Dunk

[@aperson1971]

ASMR moneystaxxx why is my water buller not working I need water

[@recemarkou3223]

Sean i forgot you mean bubbler it’s just called a bubbler not water bubbler

[@joey7082]

Ayyy

[@j.matt3189]

Im actually from leicester mass its small by auburn

[@e.holland1041]

Being from Worcester this is halarious

[@spinningpandora6259]

imagine music same

[@arushiasthana4442]

I’m from shrewsbury

[@noodle9993]

LOL, I’m from Worcester, England (which is where the sauce originally comes from)

[@ryhanmortuza]

I'm from Billerica

[@recemarkou3223]

I’m from Leicester it’s right near you!

[@MsVamPireChic]

I'm from Massachusetts and this is so funny! Finally, something about Massachusetts for once!

[@eli492]

Everything is about Massachussetts. Its the most historical state in the US

[@MsVamPireChic]

Elijah Falconer Despite it being the most historical state, it's never about Massachusetts. It's always all about California or New York; the places where the celebrities, stores, restaurants, hotels, etc. are, which is pretty disappointing. Regardless though, I love this state.

[@ashleyharris03]

IKR!!!

[@Cavespider4396]

What about the other 47 states...

[@edwardmiessner6502]

Loved this! There's another town that's deceptive to out-of-staters (except Rhode Islanders): Scituate. It's pronounced "sitchewit," not "skitchewate."

[@lucykatcher4293]

I love all the Boston pride in the comments and also just the cringe when they pronounce it wrong

[@DubbleStepRecords]

These are easy, just the same a English towns/cities...

[@Hazhazlou]

Yeah, it's New England...

[@DubbleStepRecords]

... good for you

[@micahl5784]

Exactly Plymouth Worcester Gloucester Leicester

[@HeyLook287]

Hurrdurr you're so smart you figured it out, we named New England after England! OMG YOU SO SMART BAE

[@benrichards2017]

English find it easy because it's our language give them a break Americas a lot bigger and less focused on language (judging by their rap battles which are terrible)

[@gabytunstall9880]

I’m from the uk, and the majority of these have the same names as English towns or counties, so I was laughing my head of at them😂💕

[@jandresethan]

Its cause Massachusetts has stolen them from you guys

[@rideoutsean]

Ethan Jandres No they were named by Britain when they came to the new land

[@WhatsCookingTime]

Also a lot of the names correspond like for example you have Falmouth Dartmouth things like that which of course are near the water. Hence New England 😀

[@WhatsCookingTime]

It's all the s*** we stole from you guys. You guys sing God save the Queen we sing My country tis of thee same tune. While we're chilling here in New England

[@rocketmurphy8955]

Ethan Jandres actually we stole names from native Americans too

[@heyitsvibe9909]

Woostah Lestah Glostah

[@newspaper_stand]

Tah’in

[@captaincarl1]

Hay vrul

[@brucewayne3227]

Pahk the fackin car

[@josephineroe5597]

But Quincy is Quinzee.

[@oliverjohn5566]

@@brucewayne3227 It's CAHh actually lol

[@gabbibenzaken]

this just makes you proud to be from mass to see everyone get pissed😂😂

[@estherrosi-kessel5192]

gabbi benzaken same i live in Boston

[@estherrosi-kessel5192]

Caitlin_Blake_sings lol cool

[@jordangreen1096]

It's a wicked pissah lolzz

[@anikethchilukuri1735]

Belichick almighty, it’s WICKED hilarious

[@mochs62512]

gabbi benzaken true facts

[@PixProductions2]

I really hate that guy that keeps on insulting Massachusetts. As a resident of MA, I just have a special bond with it. And let's face it, that guy is never going to get a girlfriend

[@alyssapusatere9647]

I know I got so mad at him when he said that's why nobody else want to hang out with you

[@angelicamoynihan4855]

I feel the same way I'm from California and I have family back in Massachusetts and I feel offended

[@allisonk2825]

ikr

[@megk4156]

They should have asked him to pronounce lake chargoggagoggamanchaugagoggmancaugagungamaug (excuse the spelling, I know it's wrong). Then he would really hate us.

[@megk4156]

Or Braintree because everyone tries to say it weirdly even though it's pretty obvious.

[@James-gc5if]

They're all English town names, that I'm very familiar with. All except Cochituate, I guess that's Native American? It's interesting to see that modern Massachusetts people (Massachuttians? Massachuttese? The Mass-o-Chusetts???) still pronounce nearly all of them the same way we do. Though Leominster is even more basic in England: "Lem-ster". Anyway, nice to see one corner of the U.S. with sensible names; you can keep your Omahahas and your Albukweekways ;-)

[@fadadapple]

+Jamie Dawkins I think i'm called a "Bay Stater" because Mass is the "Bay State"

[@brittr8052]

+fadadapple I prefer Massholes- cause we just are ;)

[@TheTadpoie]

+Brittany R My bf in CT calls them Massholes, and I was about the comment that and then I saw your comment. Yay.

[@mth978]

+Edward McKenzie Jr Bostonians only applies to people from Boston.

[@waterflowers6353]

+Obtain not all the time. Mostly the surrounding areas around Boston.

[@dillon1051]

I live in Massachusetts and this made me laugh until I cried. Also it's funny that some people get so mad. And I'm very proud of Ned and Chris for getting some correct

[@Hannah_Z]

Weirdly pronounced cities always get me. My best friend (who's from Kentucky) got SO pissed off at my pronunciation of Louisville-apparently it's pronounced loo-uh-ville. I was like, sure Jan.

[@sophiefoster1311]

Hannah Z. well i just said it Loo-ee-ville and then said the same thing in a kentucky accent and it sounded like loo-uh-ville , maybe she doesnt get its the accent not the pronunciation ?

[@DigitalKurono]

Because Louisvill was originally French

[@MaddiManga]

Hannah Z. Louisville, TX is pronounces LEWIS-ville. That's cool that Louisville (Kentucky I'm guessing) is pronounced that way though!

[@ghmongo]

Hannah Z. It's actually closer to "Loo-uh-vul", with emphasis on the "loo". The closer to two syllables, the better. Just so you don't get dirty looks if you ever find yourself in the Commonwealth and need to ask for directions.

[@AGZisMe]

Hannah Z. I was born and raised in Louisville and we pronounce it "Lou-uh-vull". We can tell when someone isn't from there if they pronounce it any other way lol.

[@LuckyGinger26]

As a Masshole, this is painful.

[@ImSoundzGFX]

ryan.rode.a.rhino ikr

[@haileyduncan2522]

RIGHT

[@LacyCrusty]

Same here, pal. Lol

[@chloejacque3034]

Why did you call yourself a masshole you insulting yourself

[@deathbeforedecaf7755]

More than their fair share of assholes. Never knew anyone from that state who wasn't one😂😂😂

[@TheSummerLoverJESS]

I live in Leicester, but the one in England. I had no idea we have the same names of places, it's pretty cool.

[@aramo4832]

Yeah a bunch of names from Mass has New in front of it like Bedford from U.K. and New Bedford form Mass

[@AysaTheNotSoGreat]

then there is bedford mass

[@ginntastic]

Glad I'll be all set if I travel to England. Why yes, I do know how to pronounce Leicester and Leominster. I had no idea growing up that they were English in origin.

[@jazicreepergurlAj]

Most places in Massachusetts are named after places in England, I live in Framingham, it was supposed to be Framlingham but they forgot the L

[@defiant6493]

JaziTheGamer Aj ayy I do too

[@joey7082]

IM CRYING 😂😂😂 IM FROM HAVERHILL AND WAS DYING LMAOO

[@kreepykevin]

Same

[@pinkcrochet8562]

SAME IM FROM WORCESTER *W H E E Z E*

[@kiandymundi]

Painful to watch as a Brit.

[@Vermillion808]

😂

[@bistrobillyboy]

yea? how do ya think we locals feel, hearin' them try to pronounce the names of those towns?? @%$#@$!!!

[@peach4897]

Totally painful

[@alecmagill5337]

Kiandymundi Or someone who lives 20 miles from Boston.

[@mohammedzaidhussein777]

😂😂😂😂

[@CielPhantomhivexSebastian]

Phil Leicester x Dan Haverhill please

[@shylittleBirdie]

Hahahah yes this comment made my day 😂😄

[@Caitilizzie]

This comment wins the Internet xD

[@angelango75]

I found my people

[@jamespeyrouse-bremer7750]

Being from Massachusetts I find this very funny

[@nadlerskid]

James Peyrouse-Bremer me too

[@evamuller460]

So hilarious

[@wolfgang7461]

Im from Billerica and it was so funny how they pronounced it😂

[@lokstir4568]

Buricka

[@EPICFAILKING1]

Americans seem to want to pronounce every single letter, have they never heard of silent letters? A lot of these name are from UK (Leicester, Gloucestershire, Worcester)

[@thatrespectablehuman1884]

well, the names seemed absolutely random with what letters were silent when initially reading something that's how most people think it will be pronounced as they've got nothing else to go off of

[@ericsierra-franco7802]

+Brit Boy Gaming They don't in New England.

[@inkey2]

+Brit Boy Gaming that's not true at all ...it depends on what state you live in. In Massachusetts the letter "R" on the end of a word is not pronounced at all........car is cah, brother is brotha etc. Listen to some speeches on youtube of president John F. Kennedy (a hard core upper crust Massachusetts accent). Like everything else in the USA it all depends on what state you live in. "Everything" in the USA depends on what state you live in from gun laws to accents

[@EPICFAILKING1]

inkey2 I mean mid word, like Gloucester is pronounced "Glos-ter" but they say "Glo-cest-er-shire"

[@EPICFAILKING1]

inkey2 I do understand this... completely. Yes, as English is there main language.

[@geniebysnsd_mp3]

People in Massachusetts need to lay off the alcohol.

[@joycezhong3307]

Some of these cuties namedps are named after places in Europe haven't you learned anything in school .....

[@halk3451]

So true tho.... Good one (I live there)

[@catherinethegreat4036]

essentially all of the names in Mass come from England or Native Americans

[@cgrbutterflyfish]

Lay off the alcohol? That's crazy talk.

[@kated47]

All the alcohol is what makes this part of the country so great! :D

[@finn_underwood]

Let's be honest, if you can pronounce Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg, you can pronounce the name of pretty much anything in Massachusetts.

[@jessiexxreel5688]

I CAN PRONOUNCE THAT BECAUSE I DID A DANCE COMPETITION THERE!!! I'm from Connecticut btw hi!

[@bruh-bd1tr]

Im from Worcester and I can't pronounce it! 😂

[@RAGNAR-3-3]

Senpai Wooster

[@Povsk1]

Did you faint onto your keyboard?

[@sas872]

Or just say Webster lake

[@Scott6794]

Smartest state in the country, you're welcome. 😂

[@benkenobi5128]

Damn right

[@flashy_carz9469]

How do I know Im a real bostonian? I've only heard of one of those cities, but pronounced all of these right. Skills.

[@emilykuplast1153]

LOL same

[@scaf5363]

Most relatable comment

[@zachbarry5292]

To be a Bostonian, you have to live in Boston.

[@flashy_carz9469]

Zachary Barry Yeah thats why I do -_-

[@mishagelenava2962]

Every Englishman would pronounce them correctly

[@kiarron9156]

It's funny because most of them names came from the uk, eg. Gloucester, Worcester etc etc

[@kiarron9156]

And leicester

[@tshephangmagola7122]

+Kieran Evans , I NOTICED THAT TOO

[@b.tgaming203]

It was one of the first states so they took names like Boston from England

[@MichaelCasanovaMusic]

+Kieran Evans Most states in New England have lifted names from the UK. I grew up in Guilford, Connecticut haha

[@multinothing7697]

+Kieran Evans What part of UK? Maybe Welsh? That's a different language!

[@jam.627]

MA represent! (reply if you're from MA too.)

[@paigecarlson1742]

Yesss high five

[@salvadorhernandez449]

MA for life

[@cupcake30001]

ayeeee

[@UltimaKombat]

Jill Meindersma Pats Nation! Now excuse me while I pahk my cah ova at Hahvahd yahd and go faht on some Aegs. (Only a true Bostonian can read what I just typed)

[@ariels8833]

Does it ever bother anyone when the GPS mispronounces one of the town/city names such as Worcester? My family just laughs at it lol

[@samanthasays3603]

I was born and raised in Worcester. This is awesome!! May I suggest... Athol Somerville Lunenburg Methuen Stoughton Agawam Gosnold Hingham Mattapoisett So many more. I'm so proud to be a Masshole.

[@meaghanobrien7045]

Hello fellow Masshole

[@gabbycasey1274]

I love how everyone from mass, including my self, is just over here dying of laughter

[@lowiigibros]

Billerica sounds like a name parents would have for their unborn baby: "if it's a boy, we'll call him bill. If it's a girl we'll call her erica. Our baby is billerica!"

[@janierose4786]

i can't even say Massachusetts right...

[@Narcos11live]

lol...me 2

[@nachocatracho6131]

how do you misspronouce that? You just did

[@alisongold9448]

Mass-a-choo-sets

[@therandomquakers]

+Alison Gold massive-two-shits

[@eggsywafflex9369]

+Janie Rose me neither

[@bubulnaidoo]

Everyone: Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh People from Massachusetts: HAHA LOSERS

[@chloe-lx3dx]

LMAO truee

[@jennamcmakin1919]

I live in Massachusetts and I find this funny. My town is not on here, but a town over from me is😂

[@devindupuis4203]

hahaha same mass power

[@SPBaviation]

I know right

[@Marquipuchi]

same

[@sophies.861]

Jenna McMaking OMG same

[@arushiasthana4442]

Same....by same I mean a town next to mine was on here too

[@not2sharpmd]

Blame the British!

[@user-wk4ku2fi5h]

Yet the Americans named after our British towns during colonisation....

[@tomoram1149]

You had the power to change the names of the places

[@oohlalil2687]

British*

[@JoeBlak81]

Briteicsh

[@minecraftmonsterfifafreeki1346]

Most of them ain't British lol

[@sonnygosselin6649]

Im from Massachusetts and i want to cry right now even though i understand how these are tough names to pronounce but just the fact that they don't know that they are english names… ughhh

[@estherrosi-kessel5192]

Sonny Gosselin me too

[@Geraldpuppyshell]

0:03 he was so confident too😭😭😭

[@KarmicOmen]

Peabody is pronounced PEA-biddy and not Pea-BODY.

[@carultch]

At least that one uses all of its letters, and pronounces them close to the way they are supposed to sound.

[@AwesomeHuman100]

Angel Deville Pea-bah-dee

[@sophies.861]

Angel Deville going there rn 😂

[@sophies.861]

Michael yup

[@rayfridley6649]

I've even heard this name pronounced "Pea-buddy".

[@Decembirth]

I am curious as to why there are so many British people commenting that they didn't know about New England. Is your history of colonialism not apart of your studies?

[@tomoram1149]

Believe it or not but we have more important things to leant about from the past. Like how out country Was made. Not how one of the many many colonies was made and what happened through its very short life up to now.

[@ApesMcCoy]

Well I did learn a bit about it at school, I guess some people do and some people don't. Regardless, it's pretty embarrassing that some of my fellow Brits don't realise we're the reason White America exists.

[@JHowesitgoing123]

Tom Oram Colonization is how your country was made, dumb ass.

[@slideshowgurl]

JHowesitgoing123 Yeah but it seems that teaching it is an important part of both our histories....such as the revolutionary war? Which we fought against each other with...? Ringing any bells?

[@StrayKids_et_al]

slideshowgurl The British education system doesn't actually focus a lot on British history. Although we have history lessons they are world history for example the units I did for my a-level history course were on the Cold War, WW1, Russian history and America Boom, Bust and Recovery which was basically an overview of American society before, during and after the Wall Street Crash. I think this is something the government is now changing.

[@誰にも見れないゆめをみて]

˝Either pronounce them the way they're written,or write them differently.˝ Well said,except English is the best example of doing that wrong.You don't pronounce it the way it's written. Why don't you pronounce the K in knight ? If you were to pronounce the word like it's written you would sound like a German.Let me tell you how you would say knight if you were to pronounce it the way it's written : K as in king,N as is never,I as in interest,G as great,H as in hotel,T as in tea.And you would pronounce each letter,except you don't do that. Hipocrisy much.You're just used to your language,but it's a really messed up language,with so many inconsistencies in pronounciations that you just have to know by heart.Even more so than in other Germanic languages. If you want to learn a language that truly pronounces words the way they're written,learn Croatian.For the most part we have a standard latin alphabet with standard vowels (a,e,i,o,u) except we pronounce them the way you're supposed to in a latin alphabet.If we write a letter,we read it,the way we read it in alphabet,no shenanigans in our pronounciation.So for you English people,you're not the one to talk.

[@heidiahsue1667]

Purple Cow Phillip Once upon a time, English did pronounce the K in knight and in knife and in knowledge and in every other word that starts with a KN. Then someone important with an accent stopped pronouncing it and it caught on. In general, English is inconsistent because it is a blend of Germanic and Romantic languages, which are very different. English was originally spoken by the Germanic poor and when the rich Romantic-speaking people came in to England, the poor Anglos were forced to speak both and it eventually transformed into its own language. Also, English just takes on new words as they are invented in other languages. Some languages, like French, have a committee that invents new French versions of words when new words are invented in other languages. English just uses the new word as is but many times English-speakers cannot pronounce it right. So the English alphabet has cases where it is pronounced like almost every other language. That, in a nutshell, is why English is so inconsistent.

[@誰にも見れないゆめをみて]

Heidi Ah Sue Yeah i've been actually reading up on that several years ago,when i started learning english i realised some words sound germanic,some a bit french and so on,and i've basically learnt what you've said. But to me it's fascinating that a lot of English speakers don't realise any of this

[@venezia1709]

Purple Cow Phillip .. and that's how spaniards sound saying knight

[@誰にも見れないゆめをみて]

'dela whatever Well,Spanish being a romance language,more or less they pronounce it the way it's written.Some of their sounds are written differently than in other romance languages,and other languages that use latin alphabet,but in my experience that's how i've seen Spanish to be. To be fair i know next to nothing when it comes to Spanish,only what i've heard in those (TV soap operas ?) ,if that's what they're called.

[@venezia1709]

Purple Cow Phillip more or less no. we pronounce every letter. tv soap operas??

[@dani3670]

Moving to Leicester in 3 weeks. I'm so glad I watched this video. I'm from Memphis.... Def wouldn't have gotten any of these right 😂

[@paradoxbeats7987]

“Harry Potter Hill” LOL 😂

[@micah717]

Harry potter is filmed in Gloucester in England I'm from there lol

[@jakedeane5304]

Don't blame Massachusetts, blame England obviously!

[@ramsuporter8]

THESE ARE ENGLISH TOWN NAMES AHHHHHHH

[@aljefferson6722]

NO WAY JUST LIKE THE REST OF AMERICA

[@thebigbioss]

+Joe Reilly Except California where a lot of the towns have spanish names

[@EPICFAILKING1]

+Joe Reilly Not all of them, but some.. New York, New London, Camden, Halifax and some more.

[@ramsuporter8]

Yeah, I guess, but what I meant was that they are English town names pronounced the correct way.

[@waterflowers6353]

They are Native American names... So no they aren't English

[@alexisbuwembo6052]

This is wicked funny lol I didn’t even notice I did that I’m a true Masshole

[@nancyanacassus6959]

Yassss

[@TheSoftballstar1261]

Ditto!! So wicked hilarious!!

[@cjbos81]

How can you do this video and not include Peabody?

[@oscarwildeghost]

cjbos81 We call it Pee-buddy in Connecticut.

[@fyodordostoyevsky6917]

cjbos81 why? It's just Pea-bih-dee

[@DazzlingDiamondThree]

Now Wisconsin: Koshkonong Ashwaubenon Ojibwe Weyawega Oconomowoc Kewaunee Sheboygan Oshkosh Wausau Ozakee Menominee Waupaca

[@_homewardbound_4149]

KC Random When you're native so these names are easy to pronounce.

[@awtummelon]

As a native of Boston I never actually realized how hard Massachusetts town names were to pronounce for people outside of Massachusetts. Just kinda came naturally to me lol Maybe that's why I'm horrible at sounding words out. My view of letters has been warped lol I'm also surprised they didn't include Peabody. That usually gets everyone

[@S1lverfangz]

SAME- Im dying bc of the worcester one- (im from worcester)

[@LethalLemonLime]

how else would one pronounce peabody if not pea (like the veggie) and body (like the human body)? I'm genuinely curious as a native wester massachusetter

[@awtummelon]

@@LethalLemonLime you pronounce it “pea-ba-dy”

[@finnmccool1591]

Pee-biddy,

[@lanacooper2086]

"lynn lynn the city of sin. you dont come out the way came in."

[@thegaypa]

Lol Buzzfeed you're showing lots of towns in the wrong place

[@smokedoutpositivesquad1738]

What do you expect it's friggin buzzfeed

[@dwrussell96]

Well the entire area surrounding Massachusetts is known as "New England" for a very good reason.

[@sea269]

Try places in Michigan Seul Choix Point Hamtramck Ypsilanti Saugatuck Tahquamenon Charlotte (not what you think) Dowagiac Baraga Sault St. Marie Kitch-iti-kipi Ocqueoc Ontonagon Quanicassee Naguanee Onekema Onondaga Sebawaing Naubinway Yep

[@squawks1164]

char-lot??

[@sea269]

Electrikz yep. Most people say Char-lit

[@sea269]

+Pikachamig yeah, but basically all of Michigan is hell, just not as literally.

[@sea269]

DuxDub Studios Yep!

[@m35926]

+Skylar Aru Ever been to Jackson? I believe in hell because its Jackson and I lived there for 20 years

[@rae..4044]

mostly Massachusetts places have real English city names

[@deborahmonteiro5351]

Omg I live in mass and I'm dying right now lol

[@SPBaviation]

Me too!

[@hydrogen3266]

It's so fun to watch this when you know all of the answers, and listen to people diss on Massachusetts. I love it. Massachusetts is a great place, and you forgot Scituate and Hingham.

[@sophies.861]

Goingdownwiththeship yessss

[@liamjmbtaandrailfan2791]

And peobody

[@meaghanobrien7045]

Yesss

[@rebecca8525]

And Quincy, which the rest of the country pronounces Quin-sea, but the correct pronunciation is Quin-zee.

[@MrOobling]

Yep, British people know how to spell Massachusetts town names. I mean, most of these towns were name after the English variants.

[@crwlrs]

how the hell do you get “glow sister” from gloucester 💀

[@user-ys2yd6yd8d]

Glahster. 😉

[@NitroModelsAndComics]

@@user-ys2yd6yd8d Or Glostah

[@sbinsdca]

Glue-chester 😆

[@rebecca8525]

You don't. It's Gloss-tah.

[@SPBaviation]

Omg these are so easy... Well for someone who lives in Boston

[@Corkoth55]

i'm from Connecticut so this wasn't too hard.... FINALLY I CAN RELATE

[@naomitamuty1294]

Ikr?! I've lived in Connecticut my whole life and I mean I've been to Massachusetts like once but even I know how to pronounce these words.

[@Corkoth55]

naomi kathleen i live on the northern border so mass isn't that far away, very common to go there lol

[@naomitamuty1294]

I know right with six flags being almost right on the border a lot of people visit Massachusetts

[@Corkoth55]

i live wicked close, i forget SFNE is in mass. lol

[@BigBlack81]

+Corkoth55 As a New Haven, CT man I merely say this. It's RIVERSIDE!!! XD

[@moecrunch4059]

Hah I'm from Mass!

[@moecrunch4059]

Worcester!

[@matthieulambert7772]

me too I was born there!

[@lRedNoseSlice]

Moe Crunch me 3, now im in brasil lmao

[@thefuel3242]

yeah more like Mass-ive shithole

[@halk3451]

Me toooooooo long live massachusetts

[@amyharden504]

I'm from Reading MA and its pronounced redding