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by crateless 1633 days ago
I learnt it from the news during the Clinton years. Took quite a while to make the connection. You can add on Tucson to that list as well.
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Tucson was originally a Spanish town, and its name in Spanish (Tucsón) is pronounced probably more similar to how you expect. Not sure why the “c” became silent in English.