Buena Vista

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Carolina Curious: Why is Winston-Salem's Buena Vista neighborhood pronounced 'BYOO-nuh' Vista?

Amy Diaz

The seemingly odd pronunciation of a popular Winston-Salem neighborhood, Buena Vista, has one of our listeners wondering why people say it that way. In this edition of Carolina Curious, WFDD’s Amy Diaz talks to residents, a librarian and an expert in linguistics to find the answer.