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Watch People Try To Pronounce San Francisco’s Trickiest Street Names

Written by Jesse RogalaPublished Feb. 14, 2023 • 1:30pm
Video by Jesse Rogala and Mike Kuba

Gough, Palou, Valencia.

Even longtime San Francisco residents debate about the correct way to say these tricky street names.

The Standard visited Dolores Park to give people the chance to pronounce them the correct way—or fall victim to the tongue twisters. Watch the video above so you can impress your friends the next time you're traveling around the city.

Jesse Rogala can be reached at [email protected]


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