Proper Pronunciation of "Colorado" (Pueblo, Durango: living in, bike, teach)

[dynimagelv]

I grew up in Colorada long long time ago
In small towns it is COLORADa in big cities it was COLORADO


and now where in the WORLD did I hear ArKANSAS until I moved to Atlantic Ciy where the sewer meets the Sea NJ there the have an ArKANSAS


COLORADa and ARKANSAW

[CAVA1990]

Originally Posted by dynimagelv

I and now where in the WORLD did I hear ArKANSAS until I moved to Atlantic Ciy where the sewer meets the Sea NJ there the have an ArKANSAS

COLORADa and ARKANSAW

Perhaps you didn't grow up in the Southeastern section of the state.

[dynimagelv]

Limon

[CAVA1990]

Originally Posted by dynimagelv

Limon

A bit North of Southeast but strange you had to go all the way to NJ to hear it pronounced like that. Here's a discussion about it:

Why Kansans call it Ar Kansas

How do they pronounce it in Pweeblo ? I know some Kansans settled there.

[rushhournewb]

Good lord, I just looked at the poll and the number of voters pronouncing our state name wrong is now in the majority. I can't tell you how overjoyed I am whenever I hear anyone in the public eye (TV/Radio) pronounces our state name correctly. I usually figure someone who actually knows the correct way had coached them beforehand but you never know.

There's an announcer on PBR locally who used to say Co-lo-rah-do. I researched and found out he was from Ohio ('natch). I emailed him and begged him to say it right. And yesterday I heard him saying it correctly. I wonder if it was my coaching? Now he needs to work on Anna Fanocha's botching of our state name.

Co-lo-ra-do. Never Co-lo-rah-do. Never, unless you're speaking Spanish which I do but so what, when I speak English it's Co-lo-ra-do. Hey, I didn't bring this thread back up.

And it's Pee-yeb-blow to the natives there. Don't ask me why, I still say Pueblo.

[KatInTheHat]

Everyone keeps spelling the correct pronunciation as Co-lo-ra-do, but that doesn't help me much in this reading environment. Do you mean Co-lo-ray-do? Is that the correct pronunciation? I'm originally from the east coast (just moved here recently), and I've always called it Co-lo-rah-do. I've not a bit of Spanish in my blood or surroundings, but that's how we've always said it where I grew up (Connecticut).

So, please help me out. Is it "ray"?

[j96g]

Maybe this will help. Click on the link and hear it for yourself!:

inogolo - Pronunciation of Colorado : How to pronounce Colorado

[KatInTheHat]

Originally Posted by j96g

Maybe this will help. Click on the link and hear it for yourself!:

inogolo - Pronunciation of Colorado : How to pronounce Colorado

Thank you so much! Very helpful. Now I've got it!

[CAVA1990]

Originally Posted by j96g

Maybe this will help. Click on the link and hear it for yourself!:

inogolo - Pronunciation of Colorado : How to pronounce Colorado

Yup.

[rushhournewb]

Originally Posted by KatInTheHat

Everyone keeps spelling the correct pronunciation as Co-lo-ra-do, but that doesn't help me much in this reading environment. Do you mean Co-lo-ray-do? Is that the correct pronunciation? I'm originally from the east coast (just moved here recently), and I've always called it Co-lo-rah-do. I've not a bit of Spanish in my blood or surroundings, but that's how we've always said it where I grew up (Connecticut).

So, please help me out. Is it "ray"?

I know you're just funnin' with me but: Co-lo-rah-do is wrong, because the "rah" is pronounced like the "o" in "rod". OK. I'm not surprised somebody from out of state thinks that's the correct way to say it.

Now, ray, well, ray is pronounced like ray so, no, that's wrong too.

Gee, that leaves us with Co-lo-ra-do where the "ra" is pronounced like (drumroll please....wait for it...) the "ra" in "radical". Trust me, that's the correct way to say our state name.