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I can't stand Arkansas!

There, I've said it, now let me clarify. It's not that I can't stand the people or the place (I haven't even been there), it's that I can't stand the pronunciation. It kills me! I just can't understand why we all say are-can-saw instead of are-can-zes, ya know...like Kansas. Kansas is in the name yet we pronounce it different. I don't get it and I don't think I ever will. The 'Ar' in front, to me, should not change the pronunciation of the rest of the word. WHY DOES IT?!

Phew, I'm glad I got that off my chest.