9to5Voyager t1_jecdae1 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 11:54 PM

Reply to comment by DefaultSubsAreTerrib in How do yall pronounce Leigh st? by jortynelson

Took me a good 8 months to say Henrico correctly. Excuse me, "correctly."

DefaultSubsAreTerrib t1_jecdwzq wrote on March 30, 2023 at 11:59 PM

Powhatan rhymes with Manhattan. Change my mind.

heraus t1_jecxzv4 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 2:32 AM

Incidentally, the group of Native Americans who resided in Manhattan spoke a related language to the Powhatan of Virginia.

9to5Voyager t1_jecg92o wrote on March 31, 2023 at 12:16 AM

And I'm sorry, but Henrico is Henreeco. Fight me.

JCSterlace t1_jecla51 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 12:53 AM

Hello are you a GPS

BabyBat07 t1_jecojbw wrote on March 31, 2023 at 1:18 AM

I argued with my GPS for far too long about how to pronounce Henrico, it kept thinking I was saying the words “hen right go”

9to5Voyager t1_jecxknt wrote on March 31, 2023 at 2:28 AM

GPS...deez...nuts?

connor8383 t1_jedzkmx wrote on March 31, 2023 at 9:51 AM

The way I learned was by watching the video posted on the county website about living here. You can choose to live in ignorance, but answers are readily available to you.