• sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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    13 days ago

    Eh, frequently the second to last syllable has emphasis in English, and those are local names, so they probably should be pronounced as a local would. Madrid, Alabama is a different place than Madrid, Spain, so it’s reasonable for it to have a different pronunciation. Likewise for Lafayette.