Yeah, it’s “Missour-ah”…and the Eastern border is the “Mississipp-ah” river. Uh-huh.

It will always be “Missour-EE” to me.

What is he trying to prove? Pick one Jay and stick to it.

For the record it is Missouree.

Nixon is a tool.

…………..I listened to his “State of the State” speech and started laughing at how he vacillates from Missour-EE to Missour-AA.

We finally started a scorecard, the MissourAA dominated his speech.

My vote is for Missour-EE.

I suppose the other pronunciation is done to make him sound more southern, more good ‘ol boyish, more like an authentic Colonel Cornpone…..yeehaw!

It’s pronounced just like it feels “misery”, except when it doesn’t. Then it’s “ah..”.

Dumb article. It is Missouri. That should settle it. Thank you! Not like the whole St. Louis vs. St. Louie vs. The Loo (vulgar slang).

Hey, it works. Just say it right!

Also look up Illinois vs Illinoiz. Either one is correct according to the dictionary. I am not saying that either is correct. Ask your governor, and if you don’t like the answer, then get rid of him!

Thanks!

I thought that a few years ago this was all supposed to be decided. The deal was that they would take a poll at the Missouri State Fair. They did and Missour(ee) won. I believe it was 2004/2005. The deal was then to go with the majority.

They were the Missouria Indians.
http://iowayotoelang.nativeweb.org/
edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-6968.pdf

Nixon is correct, and not being wishy-washy. There is also the matter of accented place in a sentence which sometimes elides i to a and vice versa- sometimes even to -eh.

Duh.

It’s definitely Missour-ee.

Hey, Adam. Why don’t you have a poll set up on this blog and have the results Emailed to Nixon?

I believe the same people who pronounce it `Missour-ah’ also pronounce our eastern neighbor as `Illi-noise.’