
Hardest to Pronounce Illinois Town Desperately Needs More Vowels
I think I know what the city fathers were thinking when they named this small Illinois town, but that sure doesn't translate well if you look at it today. Just try to pronounce this hardest-to-pronounce Illinois place and you'll wish there were some additional vowels in its 5-letter name.
The newest edition of the hardest-to-pronounce names in America from Reader's Digest includes a doozie for Illinois. Wikipedia tells the story of this place in the Land of Lincoln that was birthed way back in 1903. The founder of the town was named Benjamin L. Dorsey who passed away on June 19, 1895. He was the visionary who was responsible for the coal mining rights in that part of Illinois and the town wanted to honor him.
What did the Illinois town get named in honor of Benjamin L. Dorsey?
Welcome to Bendl, Illinois, the hardest-to-pronounce name in the Land of Lincoln. It's pronounced "Ben-ELd". Imagine a word where the consonants just crash together at the end and you get the idea of the joy of trying to say Bendl correctly. All you need to do is remember the man the town was named after and you stand a better chance to remember how to say this tiny Illinois place correctly.
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