Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 days agoTIL there's an Arkansas City in Kansas, and Arkansas is pronounced with the 's' so it rhymes with "Kansas"en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up1143arrow-down17
arrow-up1136arrow-down1external-linkTIL there's an Arkansas City in Kansas, and Arkansas is pronounced with the 's' so it rhymes with "Kansas"en.wikipedia.orgDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 days agomessage-square58fedilink
minus-squarekagrocery@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·24 days agoTBH, I’m a native Kansan and have only ever heard it called “Ark City.”
minus-square【J】【u】【s】【t】【Z】@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·24 days agoThat makes sense. It’s like back in Morocco, how Morocco Mole is just called Mole.
minus-square【J】【u】【s】【t】【Z】@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·24 days agoAnd in Brazil, Brazil Nuts are just called nuts.
minus-squareProtoknuckles@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·24 days agoAnd on Long Island, it’s just called “tea”.
TBH, I’m a native Kansan and have only ever heard it called “Ark City.”
That makes sense. It’s like back in Morocco, how Morocco Mole is just called Mole.
And in Brazil, Brazil Nuts are just called nuts.
And on Long Island, it’s just called “tea”.
You’ve got it.
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