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McGuffey’s Eclectic Spelling Book

by Alexander H. McGuffey

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Lesson 247

Other Geographical Names of frequent Mispronunciation.

Guanaxuato (gwa na hwa’to) Aube (ob)
Poughkeepsie (po kip’si) Caen (kon)
Worcester (woos’ter) Dieppe (dyep)
Youghiogheny (yoh’ho ga’ni) Foix (fwa)
Newfoundland (nu’fund land) Joux (zhoo)
Chuquisaca (choo ke sa’ka) Lisle (lel)
Guatemala (ga te ma’la) Moux (moo)
Winnipiseogee (-pis sok’ki) Oude (owd)
Venezuela (ven e zwe’la) Sioux (soo)
Altamaha (al ta ma ha’) Thau (to)
Chautauqua (sha ta’kwa) Y (i)

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