Can you name the largest US cities that have five or more syllables? by thedpr

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Cities that are mouthfuls Quiz

by thedpr

Created Dec 13, 2010 in Geography
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	dan144556:	Dec 13th, 2010 at 05:42 GMT	3 points
	I was going to say that I pronounce San Antonio "san an-TONE-yo," with four syllables, but seeing as it's the most-guessed answer I guess I'm in the minority. :-) Good quiz!

	TMoney:	Dec 13th, 2010 at 07:48 GMT	1 point
	Why is Virginia Beach a bonus? Is it not a real city?

	thedpr:	Dec 13th, 2010 at 12:48 GMT	6 points
	"Virginia" is usually 3 syllables, to my ear. I'm sure there are other answers (such as San Antonio) which will be debatable as well, due to dialect/accent/what-have-you. Let me know if there are any others you'd like as bonuses.

	puckett86:	Dec 13th, 2010 at 17:50 GMT	-2 points
	I was surprised Fort Lauderdale wasn't on here, but I looked up the definition of syllable and indeed it's only 4 syllables. Good quiz.

	LTH:	Dec 13th, 2010 at 18:15 GMT	-1 points
	Washington DC?

	lukebradford:	Dec 13th, 2010 at 18:23 GMT	2 points
	Yeah, Washington D.C. would be a nice bonus.

	yusky36:	Dec 13th, 2010 at 19:12 GMT	12 points
	Winchestertonfieldville, Iowa

	joebobs:	Dec 13th, 2010 at 19:26 GMT	10 points
	Rancho Cucamonga is a brilliant name for a place. :) Especially if you heavily roll the R when you say it.

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	Pure87:	Dec 14th, 2010 at 00:53 GMT	0 points
	Washington DC should be included, especially since it is also know as the District of Columbia.

	puckett86:	Dec 14th, 2010 at 00:56 GMT	-1 points
	I don't understand the -4 for my comment. I realize it's 4 syllables and even admitted that. All I was getting at is that most people pronounce it "Fort Law-Der-Day-Ole". It's not like I was suggesting something not even close like Phoenix. Then I could see the strong disagreement.

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	thedpr:	Dec 14th, 2010 at 01:27 GMT	3 points
	Washington is now a bonus. Besides that and Virginia Beach, there's one other bonus that nobody has mentioned yet....

	KansasJayhawk:	Dec 14th, 2010 at 01:49 GMT	7 points
	The original name of Los Angeles was "El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles del Río de Porciúncula". I think I like it better as it is now.

	caramba:	Dec 14th, 2010 at 01:57 GMT	5 points
	Now that Wash-ing-ton-D-C is a bonus, when are you going to put Al-Ba-Ny-N-Y in? Same logic.

	kustard:	Dec 14th, 2010 at 17:05 GMT	3 points
	Surprised Santa Monica only has 88k. So close.

	ClintT13:	Dec 15th, 2010 at 20:22 GMT	2 points
	Your bonuses are rewarding ignorance. Washington DC should not be a bonus because Washington has only 3 syllables, and that's the name of the city. D.C. is the district that contains the city. You might as well include Kansas City, Missouri (7), Detroit, Michigan (5), Portland, Oregon (5), etc. Also, Virginia only has 3 syllables according to any dictionary (I checked Webster's, Oxford and dictionary.com) which means Virginia Beach only has 4. Just because people say it wrong doesn't make it 5 syllables.

	adamnvillani:	Dec 17th, 2010 at 05:53 GMT	1 point
	I got the other bonus... San Buenaventura, AKA Ventura.

	laxkid713:	Dec 17th, 2010 at 13:15 GMT	1 point
	You sir...are a mouthful

	mdobb21:	Dec 17th, 2010 at 15:26 GMT	1 point
	according to census.gov, lexington-fayette, ky is the technical name for the city with a population of 296,545. your source only lists it as "lexington" but you might want to add it as a bonus. if anyone doesn't believe me search "lexington, ky" at the census site and "lexington-fayette" will come up.

	midlifecrisis:	Dec 20th, 2010 at 13:42 GMT	1 point
	Dang - Jefferson City only has a population of 40,000.