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[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Java (pronounced jay-va) is also the name of a town near me in Western NY.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You should tell them that this pronunciation sucks.

[–] littlewonder 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Wait until you hear there's a town in NY named Gotham--pronounced GOthum.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

Wait until you hear of a little state called Arkansas.