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Originally Posted by owc6
Best pizza I ever had was in Madrid, NM. Pronounced MAD-rid.
Pepperoni and green chile. So yum!
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I viewed the 2017 total eclipse from Madras, Oregon. They pronounce it similarly: MAD-ras. Must be an American thing.
But that's like in New York Houston Street is HOUSE-tn street but Houston Texas is HEW-stn
I sympathize with people who are learning the American language. There are a lot of exceptions to any reasonable expectation.
Pepperoni and green chile sounds like a good mix.