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I agree - why not call places what they are instead of making up other names for them? It bothers me too. :) Weather is currently sunny with temperature: 85F/29C, and I'm tired of it. I miss snow...

It was just a guess I figured I'd throw out there..
I know there was a discussion back and forth about the pronounciation of Vitali Klitschko's first name during advertisements when he fought in...

It could have something to do with the vocabulary of the native speaker's language. I cannot think of very many English words that do not have a vowel on both sides of a V if it is in the middle of...