is missoura another name for missouri?

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2006-10-25 06:41:20 · 3 answers · asked by tyrian&eustas(the puffin) 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History

That's how the locals tell the locals from outsiders. The locals say "Missoura" not Missouri.

2006-10-25 07:04:39 · answer #1 · answered by adphllps 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋

Harry Truman (a missouti-ite) pronounced it Missuora.

2006-10-25 15:25:34 · answer #2 · answered by Quasimodo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

No...its just the way some people say it... call it a dialect if you will

2006-10-25 13:59:07 · answer #3 · answered by jefferson 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋