If You Can Pronounce These 8 Words, You've Lived In Milwaukee For Far Too Long
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In the Midwest, we use some strange language. Milwaukeeans are sometimes even worse, though none of us will admit that we even have an accent. Some of our words are odd and others have just been overtaken by Milwaukee accents. If you’ve lived here for a while, we’re sure you’ve picked up some new words, but are you pronouncing them in a true Milwaukee fashion?
Let's start with the most basic. For the true Milwaukeean, it will always be "M'waukee."
"Fon-julack" doesn't even sound like a real word, but it's how we pronounce this town and street name.
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We're pretty sure that according to the standard English language, Teutonia should not be pronounced "Tie-tone-ya," but that's how Milwaukeeans have decided to say this city street name.
If you've spent any amount of time in Bay View, we're sure you've tripped over this name. Whether it be the river or the street, it's a mouthful!
Burly street? No, it's "BUR-lie!"
Wauwa-who? This popular Milwaukee suburb is a go-to for all of us, but it might take awhile to pronounce correctly.
This town is right outside of Milwaukee, so we're pretty familiar with the word. The name Mukwonago is derived from the word "mequanego" which means bear's den, but we haven't seen any bears there yet.
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Okay, people all over the world mispronounce this word, but it's too often an occurrence here! Milwaukeeans love their gyros, but we still hear them saying "gear-yo" instead of "yeer-oh." The madness must end.
Do you pronounce all of these words the true Milwaukee way? Which ones haven’t you figured out yet? Are there any other odd ones you can think of? Let us know in the comments below!
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