One of the oldest debates in Boise isn’t about politics. It’s about how to pronounce our city’s name! Are you on team boy-ZEE or boy-SEE? We’re resharing our chat with Boise State University linguist Michal Temkin Martinez, who gives us the download on the history and social science behind this local quirk.
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