Literally . An Eye for an Eye and the world would be blind <| sep |> It ' s easy for newcomers to mispronounce Miami and Boise City . In the latter OK panhandle , saying Boysee rather than Boys is basically labeling yourself as a stupid outsider . Folks at the far end of the panhandle are kind of funny . I spent two years surveying wildlife in the Ouachitas . I was curious about some of the place names , and like you said the French influence from trapperstraders thoroughly dominated the area . This articleshould be a wet dream for uVodkerAndToastIn the 1720 s , a Frenchman by the name of Du Pratz surveyed the OKAR area . His memoirs are very interesting . Of particular interest to me is the story of MonachtApAp , who is one history ' s great explorers somewhat lost to history .