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Thread #156785 Message #3698346
Posted By: Uncle_DaveO
30-Mar-15 - 08:34 AM
Thread Name: BS: Richard III
Subject: RE: BS: Richard III
Yes, Arkansas, the state, is pronounced "Arkansaw."
But the river named Arkansas is the Ar-KANN-zus River. I don't know whether the state was named after the river or vice versa.