Regionality Check!

[kcmetro]

Pahk-E-stahn? Or Packie-stan?

Pack-uh-stan

[ChandraNH]

Grew up in Memphis
spent:
7 years in San Diego
2 years in Houston
9 of the longest months of my life in Lake Charles, Louisiana
10 years in New Hampshire

I pronounce (and have always pronounced and heard pronounced) the word as app-ricot

[DanCa]

Freeway is not a term that's used in Illinois. At least, not in an official capacity. It's rare to find a person that refers to a road as a freeway, and no roads are ever referred to as a "freeway" by signs. Same with the word "turnpike."

I think Freeway is a specifically western term.  Denver is about the first city you'll come to (heading west) where people regularly refer to interstates and state roads as freeways.  I've lived here and in California so long, I can't use any other word.

[NDTeve]

highway...

[DanCa]

I like how Californians use the term "The 405" "The 5" etc.
In TX we always used the term Freeway, except some of the older onew were called expressway (North Central in Dallas) .  Most of our freeways had names, unlike KC.  Like LBJ, North Central, R.L Thorton, Carpenter.
I once noticed on an old map of KC that the KS side of I35 was once called Turkey Creek Expressway.
Did any of the other freeways in the metro ever have actual "names"?

My guess on that is that, especially in the L.A. area, there are so many state roads and interstates that it's just easier to say, "The 55, the 22, the 91, the 101", etc.  In Denver people refer to the roads as freeways, but no one says "the 70" or "the 25" except for those of us who moved here from California and can't break the habit.  

[Tosspot]

What about El Dorado...

It can be pronounced correctly like " El Durahdo" or the incorrect way of "El Doraydo."

[lock+load]

What about El Dorado...

It can be pronounced correctly like " El Durahdo" or the incorrect way of "El Doraydo."

Depends on what you are referring to.  El Dorado, KS is "daRAYdo."  Quite a bit of that around Wichita actually.  The Arkansas River is "Ar-Kansas" not "ArKANsaw."  The street Greenwich is "GreenWitch" not "Grinich." 

[bbqboy]

I like how Californians use the term "The 405" "The 5" etc.
In TX we always used the term Freeway, except some of the older onew were called expressway (North Central in Dallas) .  Most of our freeways had names, unlike KC.  Like LBJ, North Central, R.L Thorton, Carpenter.
I once noticed on an old map of KC that the KS side of I35 was once called Turkey Creek Expressway.
Did any of the other freeways in the metro ever have actual "names"?

Not true. Only in SoCal do they say the 5. One you get above the grapvine it is totally different.
Like I-80, I-505 etc.

[DanCa]

Not true. Only in SoCal do they say the 5. One you get above the grapvine it is totally different.
Like I-80, I-505 etc.

That's interesting.  I actually think it's L.A. specific, as I've never heard people in San Diego refer to "the 8, the 5", etc. 

[49r]

Pop.  Sometimes Soda.  Never Coke, unless I'm talking about Coke.

[scooterj]

Depends on what you are referring to.  El Dorado, KS is "daRAYdo."  Quite a bit of that around Wichita actually.   The Arkansas River is "Ar-Kansas" not "ArKANsaw."  The street Greenwich is "GreenWitch" not "Grinich." 

Evidently Versailles, MO is prounounced "ver-SAILZ" instead of "ver-SIGH" like it should be.   Makes my hair stand on end hearing it that way.   And Nevada, MO is pronounced "neh-VAY-duh".
Grrrr.

[bahua]

"vair-sigh"

[LenexatoKCMO]

Thats just as bad as Kay-Roh Illinois (Cairo). 

[advocrat]

How many around here pronounce the word for, and it comes ou sounding like "fer"?

And do any of you pronounce Washington as "Warshington"?

[Ez Street]

How many around here pronounce the word for, and it comes ou sounding like "fer"?

And do any of you pronounce Washington as "Warshington"?

Warshburn University as some people call it here in Topeka. Pisses me off!

Also, CRICK instead of Creek. Assinine.

Winda instead of Window. Pilla instead of Pillow. Those are usually said by older folks.

[bahua]

Thats just as bad as Kay-Roh Illinois (Cairo). 

No, Versailles is actually pronounced "vair-sigh." Versailles, IL is pronounced wackily, as "vuhr-sales."

[LenexatoKCMO]

No, Versailles is actually pronounced "vair-sigh." Versailles, IL is pronounced wackily, as "vuhr-sales."

Yeah, I should have qouted Sccoter for clarity - I agree with your pronunciation.

[NDTeve]

KayRo is my favorite. There's a KayRo Missouruh too.

[GuyInLenexa]

Pee Can instead of Pe Kahn for pecan annoys me, I heard this a lot after moving to the MW.
To each his own.

[Cyclops]

Do you say Kansas City, which actually takes a little extra time,  or Kanza City, which is quicker and easier?

eh?