How do YOU pronounce "Chicago"?

Do you say "Shih-caw-goh"

Or do you say "Sha-caaah-go"?

I'm just wondering. (: lol.

Comments

  • Sha-Cah-Go

    I'm from Chicago, and that is how everyone here says it.

  • Magdolyn has it best with Shi-CAH-go because this also tells you which syllable on which to put the emphasis. Most say the CAH like the A in author though some with the stronger eastern European accents sway toward a short A as in bath...shi-CAAH-go.

    My mother's mom died and she went to high school in Ireland in the 50's. A nun teaching her social studies class said it was pronounced shi-KAY-go and my mom argued that is not correct. Of course being a stubborn old nun she couldn't admit she was wrong so my mom told her friends after class that if you say shi-KAY-go to an American they'll look at you like you're nuts.

    And anyone that says Chitown that is also with the SH sound, pronounced SHY-town.

  • Why is chi pronounced shi?

    The word is Chi-cah-go

    Though you do want to soften the CH sound, but not all the way th sh

  • ShitKaGooo

  • Shih-caw-goh

  • I differ from other answerers. I say Shih-caw-go. I have never, ever heard a person born locally say Chi-town.

  • Shi-caaah-go. I'm from Chicagoland and that's the correct pronunciation of the word. I've also heard some people saying She-caaah-go and Shi-caaah-go.

  • Shih caaaaah go

    It's flat as a pancake in the middle.

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