14 Iowa Town Names Outsiders Might Have A Hard Time With

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What's in a name? If you live in a certain place, it pays for you to know how to pronounce it. Visitors are allowed to mess up sometimes, but there are some towns here in the Hawkeye State that even the natives can't get right. Others, there is just no excuse for. Like when people say "Warshington" when they're affectionately referring to Washington. Sometimes, "Coralville" comes out as "Coraville". You wonder how much their longtime residents and natives actually like that. Let's try to start with getting these 14 straight.

Can You Pronounce These Weird Iowa Town Names?

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Can you think of any others? I wouldn't be surprised if I still got some of these wrong. If you have any corrections or want to add to our list of difficult-to-say town names in Iowa, feel free to post in the comments. Or, drop us a message using our free mobile app.

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