“How do you pronounce the name of this place?” (Mexia)

This Dog’ll Really Hunt:
An Entertaining and Informative Texas Dictionary
by Wallace O. Chariton
Plano, TX: Republic of Texas Press
1999
Pp. 1834-184:
Mexia (Limestone County): the name of this small town in central Texas is usually pronounced Ma-hay-ya, although some of the old-timers still say Ma-hair
[Mexia was made famous by the old joke about the two traveling salesmen who were arguing over how to pronounce the name of the town. They decided to settle the argument by asking a local citizen so they stopped at the first place they came to and went inside. A young lady approached and asked if she could help. “Can you tell us how to pronounce the name of this place?” asked one of the men. “Sure,” she replied, “it’s Dairy Queen.” The town is named for the Mexia family since the town site is on land in the family’s original land grant.]


The Big Apple: “How do you pronounce the name of this place?” (Mexia)