Talk:Advance, North Carolina
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[edit] Pronunciation
So, after making the pronunciation edit, I realized there is no way to verify this via the Internet. I only know because my roommate of four years was born and raised in Advance and takes serious offense to anyone mispronouncing her home town's name. Other people whom I've talked to who are from Davie County and the surrounding area also pronounce the name with the stress on the first syllable. Hopefully these personal testimonials will suffice for verification. Tony 19:54, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
I live in Midway, NC, not too far from Advance and I know for a fact that is is pronounced like Tony says: (Add-Vance). I've never heard any local (my cousin lives in Advance) refer to the community as "advance" like the verb. The same holds true for pronunciations on the local news. In basic court law, it takes at least two witnesses to prove something, so in a sense, this has become fact. --TinMan 19:59, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
