Guess What? Alabama Has a Town Name That’s Tripping Up America

Alabama is home to plenty of towns that can leave your tongue in a twist as you attempt to pronounce them just right. But, one is getting Americans tongue-tied.

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Seriously, the way my family butchers Tuscaloosa is insane. Why do people insist on putting a K in Tuscaloosa?

I also lived in Helena, Alabama, and I would have to sound it out for them. It’s pronounced Huh-LEEN-ah, but some would say Hell-EE-Nah or Hell-Ah-Nah.

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However, Frommers, the travel experts, have identified the most mispronounced place in Alabama.

One Alabama Town Ranks Most Mispronounced Place in America

Mobile, Alabama

“MO-buhl is an adjective for movement, and a MO-byle is a British person’s cell phone,” said Frommers. The correct way to pronounce Mobile is “MO-beel or mo-BEEL—it doesn’t really matter whether you emphasize the second syllable or not, just as long as you say it right.”

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