Difference between revisions of "Missouri"
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| − | Many Knox students, particularly those from | + | Many Knox students, particularly those from northern states, disagree with the above statement. They note that Missouri was a slave state and that the Missouri Legislature voted to secede during the Civil War. Also, many people in Missouri pronounce the name of the state Missoura. If that isn't a southern thing, I don't know what is. |
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| + | ==Missoura vs. Missouri== | ||
| + | There are two different parts to the state of Missouri, and they can be easily divided by how the people pronounce the name of the state. | ||
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| + | ===Missouri=== | ||
| + | You are from [[St. Louis]] and its closely neighboring areas. | ||
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| + | ===Missoura=== | ||
| + | You are either from somewhere that is not [[St. Louis]] or you are from St. Louis and are campaigning for a state-level position somewhere that is not [[St. Louis]]. | ||
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| + | National politicians often give talks in [[St. Louis]] where they pronounce the state Missoura. There must be a U.S. politics guidebook that says to always pronounce it that way, but they sound like idiots to the St. Louisans they are addressing. | ||
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| + | == Students from Missouri == | ||
| + | *[[Tom Fucoloro]] | ||
| + | *[[Olivia Cacchione]] | ||
| + | *[[Grace Carlisle]] | ||
| + | *[[Sera Hayes]] | ||
| + | *[[Kate Moon]] | ||
| + | *[[Lindsay Braddy]] | ||
| + | *[[Alex Enyart]] | ||
| + | *[[Megan Gamble]] | ||
| + | *[[Chris Storey]] | ||
| + | *[[Adam Vera]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Places]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:55, 25 October 2007
If you are from Missouri, you are a Midwesterner, not a Southerner. So there.
Even though the state has an honorary star on the Confederate flag.
Controversy[edit]
Many Knox students, particularly those from northern states, disagree with the above statement. They note that Missouri was a slave state and that the Missouri Legislature voted to secede during the Civil War. Also, many people in Missouri pronounce the name of the state Missoura. If that isn't a southern thing, I don't know what is.
Missoura vs. Missouri[edit]
There are two different parts to the state of Missouri, and they can be easily divided by how the people pronounce the name of the state.
Missouri[edit]
You are from St. Louis and its closely neighboring areas.
Missoura[edit]
You are either from somewhere that is not St. Louis or you are from St. Louis and are campaigning for a state-level position somewhere that is not St. Louis.
National politicians often give talks in St. Louis where they pronounce the state Missoura. There must be a U.S. politics guidebook that says to always pronounce it that way, but they sound like idiots to the St. Louisans they are addressing.
