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07-21-2009, 06:12 PM
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Ouray is pronounced Ooray, and Crested Butte is pronounced Crested Beewt (as in flute).
Arvada is pronounced with a short A, like at.
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10-06-2009, 12:17 AM
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OK Coloradans. I know how the Kansans say it and I know how the Arkansans say it. How do most Coloradans pronounce the name of the Arkansas river?
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10-06-2009, 06:29 AM
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Try living in Wisconsin and having people try to pronounce
Oconomowoc
Ixonia
Eau Claire
Cudahy
Wausau
Waupun
Waukesha
Sheboygan
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10-06-2009, 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by BlueWillowPlate
We always said Yur-ay, and Butte rhymed with flute, and Cheesman sounded like Cheesemun.
I remember the ONE time I pronounced Buena Vista the Spanish way.
I never made that mistake again. 
For the record: Buena is pronounced sort of like View-na. |
I refuse to pronounce Buena Vista like Viewna. I'm from California where we know how to pronounce Spanish place names. I guess I don't have much of an opportunity to say it out loud to people, so I haven't been embarrassed yet. |
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10-06-2009, 10:57 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by zenkonami
OK Coloradans. I know how the Kansans say it and I know how the Arkansans say it. How do most Coloradans pronounce the name of the Arkansas river?
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same as the state? emphasis on the AR, silent s at the end. |
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10-06-2009, 11:51 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by zenkonami
OK Coloradans. I know how the Kansans say it and I know how the Arkansans say it. How do most Coloradans pronounce the name of the Arkansas river?
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R-kun-saw
Interestingly websters dictionary says either that one or R-kan-zus is corrrect...
Main Entry: Ar·kan·sas
Pronunciation: \ˈär-kən-ˌsȯ; is also är-ˈkan-zəs\ |
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10-08-2009, 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by rkb0305
I refuse to pronounce Buena Vista like Viewna. I'm from California where we know how to pronounce Spanish place names. I guess I don't have much of an opportunity to say it out loud to people, so I haven't been embarrassed yet. |
I feel the same way. My cousin, a CO native, was joking with me once about how, in Texas, we give places Spanish names then mispronounce them. I said "Yeah? Like Biewna Vista!"  |
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