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Jun 27, 2017
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PJMort
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So why is Logan pronounced awg-den?
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Any reason why those in Southern Utah say Her-a-cun instead of the normal
Chester Copperpot
6/27/17 11:09am
The original settlers of Hurricane were from England, that is how the British
Cosmodiar
6/27/17 11:11am
Thanks. Thought there was a reason that wasn't related to the gene pool.
Chester Copperpot
6/27/17 11:13am
That's interesting
Cougar-Duck
6/27/17 11:14am
But they wouldn't say the "H" would they? "Urican"
2018grad
6/27/17 11:21am
Only if they were Cockney
mannheimadler
6/27/17 11:23am
RE: But they wouldn't say the "H" would they? "Urican"
Cosmodiar
6/27/17 11:24am
This example is better.
blueaussie
6/27/17 12:18pm
^^This^^ I grew up in Hurricane.
Dixie's Red Rocks
6/27/17 11:27am
There's a Hurricane City in WV, pronounced the same way.
quantum valeat
6/27/17 11:36am
It is a security measure. So they can always tell locals from out-of-towners.
Tokolosh
6/27/17 11:12am
You can certainly tell those who are not from the area this way.
Dixie's Red Rocks
6/27/17 11:33am
Like in Skipio.
Alister Mackenzie
6/27/17 11:54am
A better question is why name the town after a weather force that couldn't
Jesse Pinkman
6/27/17 11:13am
Guy here said it was because the wind blows like one there. Not sure if true.
Chester Copperpot
6/27/17 11:14am
Like when they name a street Lakeview just to sound fancy, even
Lip Gallagher
6/27/17 11:56am
Reminds me of Louisville Co and Louisville Ky. Colorado is Lewis-ville and Kentucky is Lou-a-vol
Hank Rearden
6/27/17 11:18am
Because they're mostly iliterate once your south of Provo.
Thunder Buddy
6/27/17 11:18am
RE: Because they're mostly iliterate once your south of Provo.
flavordave
6/27/17 11:19am
RE: Because they're mostly iliterate once your south of Provo.
ManicBlue
6/27/17 11:20am
Thumbs downs and snarky comments won't change the fact that 90% of them look
Thunder Buddy
6/27/17 11:27am
Or like this
Cosmodiar
6/27/17 11:29am
And when was the last time he lived down there? He moved north as soon as he was
Thunder Buddy
6/27/17 11:33am
Sun>Inversion
Crush4
6/27/17 12:44pm
So why is Logan pronounced awg-den?
PJMort
6/27/17 11:47am
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HarlemCoug
6/27/17 11:42am
Your spelling and board name doesn't exactly separate you from the group
ManicBlue
6/27/17 11:43am
*you're
Sandy Lyle
6/27/17 11:30am
I saw that too. That's funny.
Iron Coug
6/27/17 11:39am
RE: Because they're mostly iliterate once your south of Provo.
Lip Gallagher
6/27/17 11:48am
Real natives only use two syllables: Hur-cun
d-coug
6/27/17 11:19am
Miami Oklahoma is pronounced "my ama"
4mack
6/27/17 11:19am
Tooele Utah is pronounced "what a hole"
foofcoug
6/27/17 11:24am
You shouldn't believe any of the above. The real reason is...
So it goes...
6/27/17 6:56pm
Every area in the country has their own unique accents
HighHorse
6/27/17 7:01pm
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