Two notes on the pronunciation of proper names: on the city of Bangor ME and on the actor Ryan Phillippe. Bangor. From Karen Chung on Facebook a while back, this YouTube video on the pronunciation of Bangor ME as /bæŋgɔr/ (with secondary accent, and hence a full vowel,  on the last syllable), not /bæŋgər/ (with unaccented … Continue reading Local pronunciations