town names

Massachusetts residents, did you ever take a road trip when you were a kid and you saw a road sign(perhaps a town limits sign) that just made you chuckle?

Proper pronunciation is important! Especially throughout the state of Massachusetts! No one ever wants to mispronounce anything, ever. It can bring any conversation to an abrupt halt. Before even attempting to pronounce something that you're not exactly sure about, the best thing to do is probably, at the very least, Google it, duh! Or just ask someone else. It just so happens that Massachusetts has more than a few cities and towns that are mispronounced quite often. Like, pretty much all the time!

The town of Milan, New Hampshire was named as one of the hardest to pronounce in all of the U.S.A., but really? We have many, many other town names that are much harder,

Massachusetts has some interesting names throughout the state. There are some that people don't know how to pronounce. There are some that don't make sense based on their geographic location within the state. And there are also lots of towns within the state that end in 'ham', but some of them sound like they end in 'um'. If you are still wondering what is meant by any of that, then let's explore further.

Which towns can you find on a map, and which ones can only be found in a book, on TV, or at the movies?

Dixville and its Notch are just a couple strangely-named locations in the Granite State.

These town names in New England will make you question, "why?".

Let us help you correctly pronounce the town names in New Hampshire, Maine and Massachusetts so you don't sound like .... well, a Tourist.