The "Charleston accent" can be particularly noted in the local pronunciation of the city's name itself.

The correct local pronunciation is "roo-shee", with the emphasis on the first syllable.

However, it may stem from a local pronunciation of the word "maritimo".

She gave the name the local pronunciation rather than the Terran one.

This theory has however been disputed and claimed to be inconsistent with the local pronunciation.

The usual local pronunciation of the name is "Foster".

However, it seems more likely that the spelling was merely altered to fit local pronunciation.

Visitors and new residents to the area are often surprised to learn the local pronunciation of the town's name.

Despite these continuing uses, by the late 20th century there was no consistency about the local pronunciation of the name.

Informally, it is called a manki, coming from the local pronunciation of the English word, monkey.