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Originally Posted by Catlady
How could there be a discussion of things named after Kosciuszko without a mention of the Kosciuszko Bridge between Brooklyn and Queens? Especially when the bridge was rebuilt recently, and the old one was blown up in a controlled explosion just last fall.
No one knows quite how to pronounce the name of the bridge (Polish pronunciation, American pronunciation, hybrid pronunciation)--it was amusing to listen to various news anchors and reporters and officials with their varying takes on the name (there was some controversy about the explosion, so it was in the news for a bit).
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You know, I was just about to mention that bridge, but you beat me to it.
FWIW--I know how Mississippians pronounce the town's name, it's "Koz-ee-US-ko." However, Southerners (people in the southeastern United States) often have a different way of pronouncing things than the rest of the country (and, sometimes, the world) does. I wish that I could think of (another?) example, off the top of my head . . . . some of them are unintentionally funny . . . .