Why is Arkansas pronounced `Arkansaw`? Conversely, why isn`t it spelled `Arkansaw` if they want to pronounce it that way?
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No, the real question is why isn't Arkansas pronounced Ar-kansas?
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@SW-User that's how they pronounce it in Kansas. Prairie people 🙄
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@SW-User yeah if I remember right Arkansas was a state before Kansas
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@SW-User More like strange name for a state.
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@SW-User why is it strange
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@SW-User There is no freaking "w" at the end of Arkansas that's why.