Pronunciation does count as far as city and county names in Minnesota

I think we all tend to get a specific pronunciation in our brain and can’t unlearn it. One place is Mower County, Minnesota. This is a county that confuses many people as they try to pronounce the name. I was taught it was closer to Mow – er as in mow the lawn and not like Mauer. I found an interesting article today https://www.austindailyherald.com/2017/06/whats-in-a-name-sometimes-a-surprise/ that says locals say it more like Moore which is close to Mower than Mower.

I could list other towns but instead will go back to working on handouts for an upcoming conference.

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