Arkansaw
Regional
- Meaning
- The statutorily mandated pronunciation of Arkansas (AR-kan-saw)
- Type
- Regionalism
- Used in
- Arkansas
What does “Arkansaw” mean
The legally adopted pronunciation of the state's name, 'AR-kan-saw,' with a silent final 's,' set by an 1881 act of the legislature. Residents treat mispronouncing it as 'Ar-KANZ-as' as a giveaway that someone is an outsider.
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