I’ve lived in Florida my entire life, but there are still some cities that I don’t properly pronounce.

I went to elementary school in Dunedin so I know how to say that, but Thonotosassa always throws me. Here’s a short list of city names that might even throw off Florida natives.

• Apalachicola

  This city is in the northwestern part of the state is actually not too hard to say correctly. It’s at the mouth of the Apalachicola River, and while it looks like a mouthful, it’s actually pronounced phonetically. Instead of Coca Cola, it’s App-uh-lach-uh-cola.

• 2. Dunedin

  Are you done eatin’? That’s kind of how you say Dunedin. It’s pronounced, “duh-NEE-dn.” (As opposed to Doon-uh-din, which I’ve heard people say. Beautiful beaches in the Pinellas County city…and restaurants, too, so you never have to be done eatin’.

• 3. Immokalee

  Here’s how you say this city south of the bay area down near the Everglades: “uh-MAA-kuh-lee.” I used to cover high school football down there. They have some amazing athletes who’ve gone on to play in the NFL.

• 4. Kissimmee

  I love going to Disney World and visiting Kissme. No! That’s not how you say it. It’s “Kuss-IM-mee.” Emphasis on the “im.”

• 5. Micanopy

  This city is near the Alachua-Marion County line in north-central Florida. It’s situated in the middle of Gainesville and Ocala. You say: “mik-I-NOH-pee.”

• 6. Thonotosassa

  Even reading this, I still can’t say it the right way…it’s like I have a mental block against it (the same way I can’s say “Apocalypse.” You say: “Tho-no-ta-SASS-a.”

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