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Thread #60245   Message #3875927
Posted By: GUEST
08-Sep-17 - 01:06 PM
Thread Name: Pronunciation of Piscataqua
Subject: RE: Pronunciation of Piscataqua
I pronounce it with the emphasis on the first and third syllables: PIS ca TOK wa, not with the emphasis on the second syllable only.

My high school's name, Masconomet, follows the same pattern: MAS co NOM et. People who are not from the area usually pronounce it with the emphasis on the second syllable only: Mas CON o met.