We have a Russia, but it's pronounced ROO-shee. And Versailles (ver SALES, which I guess make sense to merkins, but it's certainly not the french pronunciation.) My french last name (maiden name) was merkinized too.
Oh, and if you say LAN-caster Ohio, folks from Lankster will beat you up. I went to college with a bunch of people from Lancaster, I mean Lankster.
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