Maybe my stab at phonetics didnt translate well!
A-buh-cue
A-bi-cue
Something like that, depending in how numb your lips are from hot local chile, lol
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That makes sense. Before I asked someone I used to completely butcher it.
My last name now is very French, and it’s funny how some of my husband’s cousins pronounce the vowel in the first syllable very differently. It bugs me; relatives should pronounce their same last name the same 
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The relatives on my dad’s side can’t agree on how to spell the last name. Half of his siblings spelled it Whiteaker and the others spelled it Whitaker. 
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My friend wore her cuff to the rink today. She said her daughter had it made for her but they made it a little too big. The silver is quite heavy, and it’s by Marlena Tom.
She couldn’t remember what mine the turquoise was from.
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That is a beauty. Someone needs to start a turquoise in the wild thread.
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I was pretty sure there was one somewhere that I had seen a long time ago, but I used the search button and I couldn’t find it. Maybe you can start one!
It is beautiful, and I love the silver work. However I wasn’t in love with the stone; although I didn’t say that to her of course.
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Here you go, Zia.
Your friend’s cuff is awesome, beautiful stamp work and stone! 
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@Ziacat &@Stracci…over many years I’ve always heard it pronounced more like @Ziacat’s Bostonian barbecue, “a-bah-cue” (a as in apple, emphasis on the “a”). But I do believe I’ve also heard it as @Stracci stated, more like “a-bee-cue”. Subtle differences that most folks don’t notice, but when I googled Abiquiu pronounciation, here what I found: A-buh-kyoo. Solved!
https://www.google.com/search?q=abiquiu+pronunciation&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari
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I think it’s just me …
'Cause when I say Abiquiu with my Pittsburgh accent, I keep saying the “i” …as in “it”.
Maybe the locals say a-buh-cue
I guess I say a-bi-cue.
Now let’s discuss the pronunciation of Monongahela…the river that flows into Pittsburgh…lol. Just kidding, although that’s another fighting point😜
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You made me literally LOL. Apparently Louisville pronunciation can be debated also 
Nothing like those, but the true pronunciation of Prescott is weird too - took me quite a while to get used to it.
However the classic here is Mackinaw. Always pronounced as a if it has a “w” even when it’s spelled with a “c” on the end (Mackinac bridge, Mackinaw City both pronounced as if they end in a “w,” but why are they even spelled differently anyway 
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@Ziacat
Whaaa? That don’t make no sense.
I find language and local accents so interesting!
The Pittsburgh accent is supposedly based on the Welsh immigrants who came to SW Pennsylvania to work in the coal mines.
New Mexico residents have an accent too…depending on where in the state you hail from.
It took me by surprise when I moved out here 25 years ago.
So many people here speak Spanish in the home, so the accent is kind of a sing song. Lots of Spanish words are in the local vernacular, as well.
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That is interesting; next time I’m there I’m going to have to listen for it. Even IN has accents. You definitely here a southern twang to the south of Indy, but up here we sound more like MI and Chicago (da Bears), and then the UP (Upper Peninsula or “Yoopers” as they are often called), has an even stronger northern accent, although not quite Canadian.
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Here, hold my beer, ya hear.
The boat over there is their boat, and they’re going to take me fishing next week.
Put the book over there next to their shelves because they’re going to put the books in order.
There is no way I could know it was their paint or that they’re really not into sharing.
It was always their plan to go to the beach over there because they’re big fans of that spot.
There is always another opportunity to get on their good side, they’re very flexible.
There is no shortage of bugs in their garage, so they’re going to clean it out soon.
Their trip to the spa fell through when they got there and saw it was closed, so they’re going to the beach instead.
Their only hope is that there will be someone to let them in once they’re there.
Since their plane was two hours late, they’re glad to finally get there.
There was a long wait before their luggage arrived at the gate, but they’re finally ready to depart.
There was never any doubt that he would go to their old school, and they’re so glad that he made the right decision.
There is still hope that their dog will be found, so they’re offering a reward.
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I’m going to try adding a new post to this to see if now this category jumps to the top.
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Totally unrelated to anything else being discussed here, but I was born in Monterey, CA, and whenever I hear someone say “Carmel” I think of the Central Coast (and crippling rents)!
ETA: reading all the rest of this thread and seeing Chicago, Abiquiú, and French pronunciation quickly became a greatest hits of essentially everywhere I’ve lived, wow!
Now, I’m homesick (for all of them!). 
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I’m sorry to make you homesick! I think this Carmel prob also has crippling rents for Indiana anyway
So my husband’s family emigrated here from the Alsace-Lorraine area of France several generations ago.
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Monterrey is so beautiful. My son was out there trying to become a golf pro. He was really good and progressing but ended up not having enough flexibility in the shoulder he hurt in football. I wanted him to tour the Monterey mushroom farm so we could start a mushroom factory here…
I loved the beach where they let all the dogs run around.
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Their, there and they’re are a real hoot! I’ve seen them misused occasionally; makes me laugh! Then there’s two, to and too😄…go for it @Steve!
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This guy understands exactly what we’re talking about…https://youtube.com/shorts/Q7rqeoo1flQ?si=BC4ZWEuW4qU4tqmf
Pardon the tiny bit of bad language, but I literally LOL every single time I watch it
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