Canon City (Pueblo: loan, live, Americans) - Colorado (CO) - City-Data Forum

imagineAA · 02-26-2009, 01:56 PM

How is it pronounced?

Is it kan-uh

n or kan-yuh

n?

Or rhyming with pinon [pronounced in Spanish]?

vegaspilgrim · 02-26-2009, 01:57 PM

"Canyon" city.

jazzlover · 02-26-2009, 02:03 PM

True proper spelling: Cañon City.

vegaspilgrim · 02-26-2009, 02:10 PM

Other thing, imagineAA, it's Coloradan, not "Coloradonian."

imagineAA · 02-26-2009, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by vegaspilgrim

Other thing, imagineAA, it's Coloradan, not "Coloradonian."

Wow, I'm surprised that would warrant a "roll eyes (sarcastic)" emoticon. (That's the name of that emoticon.)

There seems to be a big debate about the name of a person who lives in Colorado, well documented on the Interwebs.

imagineAA · 02-26-2009, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by jazzlover

True proper spelling: Cañon City.

Yes, I know, but I don't have that character on my keyboard. I even checked tech help prior to posting the thread.

I speak Spanish. I was asking how it is pronounced by Americans. Not always the same.

Allrightythen.

jazzlover · 02-26-2009, 05:44 PM

alt+164 on keypad = ñ
alt+130 on keypad = é

As to a Colorado resident, I always say "Coloradan." We don't call residents of Mexico "Mexicoans," now do we?

Josseppie · 02-26-2009, 06:34 PM

I have always said "Coloradoan" mainly because it rhymes with Puebloan so it sounds better to me.

What is a Springs resident called? Springer lol

vegaspilgrim · 02-26-2009, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by imagineAA

Wow, I'm surprised that would warrant a "roll eyes (sarcastic)" emoticon. (That's the name of that emoticon.)

There seems to be a big debate about the name of a person who lives in Colorado, well documented on the Interwebs.

Because it's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. There are some misinformed people who call themselves "Coloradoans," but I have never heard EVER "Coloradonians." Where is Coloradonia?

Josseppie · 02-26-2009, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by vegaspilgrim

Because it's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. There are some misinformed people who call themselves "Coloradoans," but I have never heard EVER "Coloradonians." Where is Coloradonia?

How do you get miss informed if someone likes to say Coloradoan? Both ways are ok just a personal performance as to what they call themselves.....