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11-13-2007, 05:50 PM
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Spam and Mustard Sangwich, with Funyuns!
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Originally Posted by Strategizer
Hmmm, I must be pronouncing it wrong then. I pronounce it Re- fyoo'-jee-oh. Is that not it?
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Ref-ure-ee-oh |
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11-14-2007, 03:00 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: San Diego, CA
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Originally Posted by tcs
This is great thread...
Lets not forget
San Pedro - SON PEE DROW with a slight rolling R
And who can forget the bakery announcements in H E B's talking about HOT FRESH SHERRY PIES!
I miss San Antonio!!!!
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Oh, my! son PEE drow?! I grew up in San Antonio and lived there until a year ago. The pronunciation I always heard was SAHN PE (short e) DROW. |
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11-14-2007, 04:42 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: 78253
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Yeah, the way Madonna sings it. "Last night I dreamt of San Pedro Pe as in Pet.
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11-28-2007, 07:52 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Houston Midtown/Atlanta, GA
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San Pedro?
Well, I'd pronounce it, "San PAY-droh." I've never heard "San" pronounced "Son." Think San Diego, San Francisco, etc.
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11-28-2007, 08:30 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Texas
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I wonder if this thread inspired the Cavender Cadillac radio commercial about pronunciation? I do believe that all of the examples it contains are included in the commercial.  |
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11-28-2007, 03:08 PM
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Where did all the KOOL people go????
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Stone Oak Area
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Originally Posted by SA Greed
Huebner is HEEbner not HUEbner
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well, thank goodness i learned the correct pronunciation before HUEbner was fully engulfed in my brain...or...WEABner using a Spanish translation.
Now all I have to do is drop the "THE" from highway numbers and I am nearly good to go. 
Last edited by spamatdan; 11-28-2007 at 03:11 PM..
Reason: spelling...grrr....
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11-28-2007, 03:10 PM
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Where did all the KOOL people go????
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Stone Oak Area
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Strategizer
Well, I'd pronounce it, "San PAY-droh." I've never heard "San" pronounced "Son." Think San Diego, San Francisco, etc.
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San PEEdro is a also community in Los Angeles, and I cannot break myself of saying it that way.
Now, let's talk about how to pronounce Ximeno, a street in Long Beach. LOL
Ok...ok...slightly OT, but not the first sentence. HAHA |
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11-28-2007, 04:51 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: San Antonio
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Originally Posted by jules07
OH! DeZavala! When we first moved here I had called on an ad for a house for rent in the Shavano Park area. When the guy was giving me directions, I thought he said to turn on "Days of Alla"!!!! Still laugh about that when I remember it!
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That reminds me of something I read on another forum today about someone thinking that when someone said El Mercado they were saying Elmer Cado. "Who is this guy, Elmer Cado. He must really be a big shot here in San Antone. I sure here his name alot". |
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11-28-2007, 05:25 PM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: San Antonio, TX
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Quote:
Originally Posted by spamatdan
Now, let's talk about how to pronounce Ximeno, a street in Long Beach. LOL
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It must be a small world....I just moved into an apartment on this street after selling my home in the Inland Empire and waiting on my home to finish building in San Antonio. I have no idea what the correct pronunciation is.
Anyway, when I move to SA, my wife and I will have a lot of pronunciations to learn and we'll definitely have to work on not saying "the" in front of all the highway numbers! |
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11-28-2007, 05:45 PM
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Recycle America!
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: San Antonio, Texas
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Ama-rill-o
or...
Ama-REEY-oh??
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