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Re:Almost 6k dead in 6 years: How Baltimore became the U.S. ... by WillPostForFood on Thursday May 23, 2024 @04:19PM (#40459409)
Is Bawldamer local slang for Baltimore, or is it auto correct run amok?
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Re:Almost 6k dead in 6 years: How Baltimore became the U.S. ... by w4f7z on Thursday May 23, 2024 @04:24PM (#40459467)
It's phonetic for a local pronunciation.
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Re:Almost 6k dead in 6 years: How Baltimore became the U.S. ... by ahazred8ta on Thursday May 23, 2024 @06:44PM (#40460780)
You hear Balmer Merlin a lot.
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Re:Almost 6k dead in 6 years: How Baltimore became the U.S. ... by ChrisMarshallNY on Thursday May 23, 2024 @04:22PM (#40459454)
It’s a joke.

That’s how they pronounce it.

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Re:Almost 6k dead in 6 years: How Baltimore became the U.S. ... by evanelias on Thursday May 23, 2024 @04:38PM (#40459627)
It's more common to see this written (and pronounced by locals) as "Bawlmer".

edit to clarify: the pronunciation varies across demographic/racial/ethnic lines, with "Bawlmer" being common among blue-collar white natives, but that's a minority of the population of the city proper.

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