| Orangotang - Hawaii is three syllables when pronounced in English, however the name comes from the Hawaiian, where it has four syllables. New Hampshire depends on the accented pronunciation of "shire" as rhyming with "sure," which, while the normal way to pronounce it in American English, contrasts sharply with the English pronunciation, which rhymes more with "shear," but is more properly "she ur." This is relevant mostly because, well, it is named after the English place, and so pronouncing it that way is logical. Louisiana, on the other hand, has the opposite issue - in the regional accent, the first syllable is slurred so that the L blends into a W sound, collapsing "loo ee zee anne uh" to "lwee zee anne uh" for four. In all cases, though, there is a valid accent to pronounce it in that renders the state four syllables. |
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