I lived in North Carolina for a bit, and a nearby town was called Rutherfordton but pronounced "RUFF-ton". I found it interesting! Prescriptivism has no place outside of strictly technical writing.
Western New York is filled with towns that are pronounced very uniquely to this area.
For example: Charlotte, New York. Pronounced "Shar-LOT" and Chili, New York is pronounced "CHY-lie"
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