I will say it depends on where you are in certain areas. My grandpa is a prof. emeritus (just retired) from Missou and he says Missourah. Then in St. Louis, 75% of the family says Missourah. Really it is a courtesy thing, like speaking in a foreign language in public places. People just don't do it.
The connotation of hick really come from the way they say it in the "Hick" parts of the state; where it is pronounced "Mizz - SIRR - UH" where it is a drawn out word with 3 solid beats. Instead, the other way to say it is basically 2 beats and "miss - ura" with "ura" as a single beat.
If you sing in choir it is the difference between g'ivn (1 beat) and given (2 beats), a common notation in classical music pieces.
I totally understand what you are talking about with the "Hick" thing.
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