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  2. List of shibboleths - Wikipedia

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    Calgary, Alberta: residents pronounce the name with two syllables, / ˈ k æ l ɡ r iː / KAL-gree, while others pronounce it / ˈ k æ l ɡ ər i / KAL-gər-ee. [40] [41] Montréal, Québec: Anglophone Montrealers pronounce the name of their city with the STRUT vowel in the first syllable, thus: / ˌ m ʌ n t r i ˈ ɔː l / MUN-tree-AWL.

  3. Quincy, Massachusetts - Wikipedia

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    Quincy, Massachusetts, is the only one of 17 cities named Quincy in the United States whose residents pronounce the name as "KWIN-zee" rather than "KWIN-see". In 1845 the Old Colony Railroad opened; the Massachusetts Historical Commission stated that the railroad was "the beginning of a trend toward suburbanization ".

  4. Houghs Neck - Wikipedia

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    Houghs Neck / ˈ h aʊ z / is a one-square-mile (2.6 km 2) peninsula in Quincy, Massachusetts. It is surrounded by Quincy Bay , Hingham Bay and Rock Island Cove. It is lined by Perry Beach, which runs along Manet Avenue; Nut Island , which is just beyond Great Hill at the very end of the peninsula; and Edgewater Drive.

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    Most of the world’s top corporations have simple names. Steve Jobs named Apple while on a fruitarian diet, and found the name "fun, spirited and not intimidating." Plus, it came before Atari in ...

  7. Wikipedia : Manual of Style/Pronunciation

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    Do not include them for common English words just because they have pronunciations that might be counterintuitive for those learning the English language (laughter, sword). If the name consists of more than one word, include pronunciation only for the words that need it (all of Jean van Heijenoort but only Cholmondeley in Thomas P. G ...

  8. It only took 7-footer Quincy Ballard two minutes to show ...

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    A two-minute span in the debut performance of Quincy Ballard showcased so many of the reasons why those inside the Wichita State men’s basketball program are ecstatic about the future for the 7 ...

  9. List of irregularly spelled places in the United States

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    Pronunciation Note Respelling IPA; Aberdeen, Washington: AB-ər-deen / ˈ æ b ər d iː n / Also the city in Maryland Abiquiú, New Mexico: AB-ə-kew / ˈ æ b ə k juː / Regular in Spanish Acequia, Idaho: ə-SEE-kwə / ə ˈ s iː k w ə / Achilles, Kansas: ə-KIL-iss / ə ˈ k ɪ l ɪ s / Advance, North Carolina: AD-vanss / ˈ æ d v æ n s ...