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Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8
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 . . . . |
While I was having a bit of insomnia last night after going to bed, it occurred to me that I didn't quite get the pronunciation of the town in Mississippi exactly right--the last vowel (which is the last letter, also) is a _long_ "o," not a short "o".
This is important, because you might run into Oprah Winfrey one day, and she might give you a new car (like she did everyone in her studio audience one time) if she asks you the correct pronunciation of her hometown, and you get the pronunciation correct.