20 New Jersey Towns Everyone Says Wrong (Including You)

We've all gone to a different state and have encountered town names that we can't pronounce, right?

And when that happens, you at least try to say it right, but fail, and somewhere, standing behind you, is a local resident with a smile on their face.

Mispronouncing Towns is a Regional Problem

I mean, you only have to head into the Allentown, PA, area where you'll encounter New Tripoli (which is "trah-POLE-ee" and not "TRIP-o-lee"), or take a drive between "NEW-ark" in Delaware and "NORK" in North Jersey, or in New York, where you'll encounter Canajoharie, Cohoes, and Niskayuna.

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NJ Has its Own Placename Pronunciation Pitfalls

Of course, we have the same problem within our own state. Chances are, people in South Jersey will butcher North Jersey town names and vice versa.

Sure, you think you know everything about this state — that is until you try to say some of our more colorful city names.

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What the Locals Are Saying (Correctly or Incorrectly)

We recently scoured Facebook where we uncovered several discussions about just that — the most mispronounced town names in the great Garden State.

So, if you are from ab-SEEK-in, FOR-kid River, or SEA-cau-cus, let's see if you can say all 20 of these places correctly...