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Out of the 364 towns listed on the site, I only have pronunciations for about 80 or so of them. I would really appreciate if you help out if you can submit a town pronunciation that I don't have listed already.
Acton
No pronunciations available yet.
Arlington
AR-LING-TON
This is the incorrect way to say it.
AH-LIN-TINThis is the correct way to say it.
Ashby
No pronunciations available yet.
Ashland
ASH-LIND
This is the incorrect way to say it.
ASH-LANDThis is the correct way to say it.
ASH-LUND
This is how the name is pronounced by people trying to be sophisticated.
Ayer
EYE-YERE
This is the incorrect way to say it. Robert Urich was heard to use this pronounciation in an episode of 'Spenser for Hire'
AIRThis is the correct way to say it.
Belmont
No pronunciations available yet.
Billerica
BRICK-AH
This is the correct way to say it. This the a short form of the name often used by locals.
BILL-ERICA
This is the incorrect way to say it.
BILL-RICK-AHThis is the correct way to say it.
Boxborough
No pronunciations available yet.
Burlington
No pronunciations available yet.
Cambridge
No pronunciations available yet.
Carlisle
No pronunciations available yet.
Charlestown
No pronunciations available yet.
Chelmsford
CHEMS-FID
This is the correct way to say it.
KEMS-FORD
This is the incorrect way to say it.
CHELMS-FORDThis is the incorrect way to say it.
Dracut
No pronunciations available yet.
Dunstable
No pronunciations available yet.
Everett
No pronunciations available yet.
Framingham
Framington
A frequent misspelling
Farmingham
A frequent misspelling
Farmington
A frequent misspelling
Holliston
No pronunciations available yet.
Hopkinton
No pronunciations available yet.
Hudson
No pronunciations available yet.
Lexington
No pronunciations available yet.
Lincoln
No pronunciations available yet.
Littleton
No pronunciations available yet.
Lowell
Low-ell
This is the incorrect way to say it.
LOEWLThis is the correct way to say it. One syllable only.
Marlborough
MALL-BOROW
This is the incorrect way to say it.
MALL-BROWThis is the correct way to say it.
Maynard
No pronunciations available yet.
Medford
MED-FORD
This is the incorrect way to say it.
MED-FERDThis is the incorrect way to say it.
MEH-FUHThis is the correct way to say it. This is how the name is pronounced by town residents
MED-FUD
This is the correct way to say it. This is how the name is pronounced by students who live in town
MEF-FID
This is how someone in Somerville would say it
Melrose
No pronunciations available yet.
Natick
NAT-ICK
This is the incorrect way to say it.
NEIGH-TIKThis is the incorrect way to say it.
NAYDKThis is the correct way to say it.
Newton
NEW-TON
This is the incorrect way to say it.
NEW-UNThis is the correct way to say it.
NEWT-UN
This is the correct way to say it.
North Reading
No pronunciations available yet.
Pepperell
PEPPER-ELL
This is the incorrect way to say it.
PEP-ER-ALThis is the incorrect way to say it.
PEP-RILThis is the correct way to say it.
Reading
READ-ING
This is the incorrect way to say it.
RED-INThis is the correct way to say it.
RED-ING
This is the correct way to say it.
Shirley
No pronunciations available yet.
Somerville
SUM-MER-VILLE
This is the incorrect way to say it.
SUM-MA-VILLEThis is the correct way to say it.
SLUM-A-VILLE
This is how the name people use to put it down
Southborough
No pronunciations available yet.
Stoneham
Stoneum
This is the correct way to say it.
STONE-HAM
This is the incorrect way to say it.
STONE'MThis is the correct way to say it.
Stow
No pronunciations available yet.
Sudbury
No pronunciations available yet.
Tewksbury
TWOKS-BURY
This is the incorrect way to say it.
TWEEKS-BURYThis is the incorrect way to say it.
TOOKS-BURYThis is the correct way to say it.
Townsend
No pronunciations available yet.
Tyngsborough
No pronunciations available yet.
Wakefield
No pronunciations available yet.
Waltham
WALL-THUMB
This is the incorrect way to say it. This is said by people trying to sound like they have been saying it for years
WALL-THAMThis is the correct way to say it.
The Watch City
Watertown
No pronunciations available yet.
Wayland
No pronunciations available yet.
Westford
No pronunciations available yet.
Weston
No pronunciations available yet.
Wilmington
No pronunciations available yet.
Winchester
WIN-CHESS-TER
This is the incorrect way to say it.
WIN-CHESS-TUHRThis is the correct way to say it.
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