Are We Misspelling WYOMING?

As shown by famous comedians like the late Gallagher and now Bobby Finn, American English is A MESS! It's no wonder people have a hard time spelling and pronouncing words. Our modern dictionary is no help at all.

In the video that you can watch at this link, he points out that "Wyoming" starts with a "W" rather than the letter "Y."  Can't we just spell it "Yoming?" Is that too weird?

To give you an idea of how messed up American English is, here is a Bobby Finn video below. Get ready to be frustrated.

Here is why we all have so much trouble spelling and pronouncing everything.

Wyoming, or Yoming, has the Popo Agie River. But you do not pronounce it PO-PO AGIE. It confuses a lot of people. Watch the video below, and you'll hear this young lady pronounce the name, but it sounds nothing like the way it is spelled.

If you're thinking this isn't the first time you've heard how bad American English is, don't forget that the late Gallagher was the first to point this out in his famous comedy routine, which you can watch below.

I should also remind everyone that we are saying the name of the town Dubois wrong. But we do that on purpose.

Upon seeing the town name of Dubois, Wyoming, for the first time, most people would pronounce it with its proper French accent and say "Dubuah." (Do-bwah). But the people of the town want you to say "Du-boyz." -- WHY?

Because, to this day, they are mad at someone, and they still are, even though he is long dead.

The people of the territory wanted to become an official town. An Idaho Senator, Fred Dubois, a member of the Senate Postal Committee, arrived to help establish a post office in the area in 1899. He asked locals what they wanted to name the town, and they said "Tibo," which was a Shoshoni word.

The Wyoming PBS video below explains the history.

But the senator thought that the name was just STUPID. When he got back to Washington, D.C., he named the town after himself. DUBOIS!

Postal Committee Influence: Senator Fred T. Dubois was influential in securing the post office, which was necessary for a formal town name in 1899.

When the residents found out that this was the name of their town, they were NOT HAPPY! So, they decided to do something about it.

To this day, local residents refer to the town as "Du-boyz" (pronounced as spelled), while the Senator's name is typically pronounced "Du-boyce," often as a subtle nod to the frustration behind the naming.

Previous Name: Before the town was officially named Dubois, the locality was sometimes called "Never Sweat" due to a small settlement of tie hacks. To this day, you'll see signs in the town telling you that it is pronounced "Du-boyz" and don't tell them otherwise.