Proper Pronunciation of "Colorado" (teacher, snow, pronounce)

[CosmicWizard]

mfbe wrote:

Somewhere, you surely have a long lost cousin in Weeki Wachee, Florida.

There are rumors circulating that the original inhabitants of Weeki Wachee and Saguache were aliens from a planet near the center of the 5th dimension called We-come-watchie-u.

[jazzlover]

Originally Posted by CosmicWizard

mfbe wrote:

Somewhere, you surely have a long lost cousin in Weeki Wachee, Florida.

There are rumors circulating that the original inhabitants of Weeki Wachee and Saguache were aliens from a planet near the center of the 5th dimension called We-come-watchie-u.

At least we don't have cities with names like Boca Raton--really nice to say you're from "Rat Mouth" Florida.

[Danbo1957]

I was born in Denver, but raised in Texas. And like many Texans: Ah go-uh skee-un in duh Cah-low-RAY-dough mountins itch winter.

[naturegirll]

LOL @ Danbo....that was a great spelling capture.....

[rushhournewb]

I was going to start a thread about this but there already is one!

I pronounce it "Co-lo-ra-do" and I'm a native. I speak Spanish and I know the Spanish pronunciation I'm not speaking Spanish when I say what state I'm from.

To me the way I pronounce it is the only way it should be pronounced. There is no choice as to a correct way. Anybody who pronounces it "Co-lo-rah-do" I immediately peg as a transplant who thinks they're pronouncing it correctly. But they're not.

There is a guy on the local PBS station who used to pronounce it like a transplant and it drove me nuts. He interviewed some Colorado native geologist who had fascinating stories to tell about our state. He pronouced it "Colorado" so many times that by the end of the interview the radio guy actually started saying it correctly. Now he's back to somewhere in-between but it's a start.

[CAVA1990]

Originally Posted by jazzlover

At least we don't have cities with names like Boca Raton--really nice to say you're from "Rat Mouth" Florida.

Well the whole rat isn't all that far South of you.

[Mike from back east]

Originally Posted by CAVA1990

Well the whole rat isn't all that far South of you.

Doesn't that mean Raton Pass is just a nice way to say "rat gap?"

[CAVA1990]

Originally Posted by Mike from back east

Doesn't that mean Raton Pass is just a nice way to say "rat gap?"

Or the song title "Snowin' On The Rat"

[Mike from back east]

Enough of my digressions.

Poll has been reopened to satisfy the groundswell of interest in this topic.

[Dude111]

This is how i pronounce it


caller ah doe