It’s “LEBNIN,” not “LEBBA-NONN.”
As much as we would like to take credit for this list, WKRN compiled a list of the ten most mispronounced locations in Middle TN. If you’re born and raised in the area, then you probably already know these.
- Demonbreun Street
- Pronunciation: “De-MUN-bree-yun”
- Mispronounced as: “Demon-bruin”
- Lafayette Street
- Pronunciation: “Lah-fay-ETT”
- Mispronounced as: “Luh-FAY-it” or “Luh-FETT”
- La Vergne
- Pronunciation: “”lah-VERN”
- Shelbyville
- Pronunciation: “”SHEB-vull”
- Mispronounced as: “Shelby-ville”
- Giles County
- Pronunciation: “Jiles”
- Mispronounced as: “Giles” (Hard G)
- Celina
- Pronunciation: “Sah-LIE-Na”
- Mispronounced as: “Sah-LEE-Na”
- Milan
- Pronunciation: “MY-Lin”
- Mispronounced as: “Mi-LAN”
- Lebanon
- Pronunciation: “LEB-nin”
- Mispronounced as: “Lebba-NON”
- Maury County
- Pronunciation: “MARR-ee”
- Mispronounced as: “Murry”
- Beersheba Springs
- Pronunciation: “Beer-She-Buh”
- Mispronounced as: “BURSH-uh-buh”
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