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Place names in any country are pronounced the way the local people say them, in the same way that people's own names are pronounced the way they personally say them. If I'm speaking Spanish, the word "nevada" is pronounced one way; if I'm speaking English the place-name Nevada is pronounced another way.
It's very obnoxious when someone comes along and tells locals that they ought to be pronouncing their own place names in the way they are said in another language.
Or their own names. I attended a church for a time in which there were three women named "Marcia".
One said it like "Marsha", one said it Mar-CI-a, and the third, who kept getting called by the same name as the second, finally pointed out that she is Latino and her name is MAR-ci-a.
Or their own names. I attended a church for a time in which there were three women named "Marcia".
One said it like "Marsha", one said it Mar-CI-a, and the third, who kept getting called by the same name as the second, finally pointed out that she is Latino and her name is MAR-ci-a.
In high school, I had a friend named Lucia "loo-SEE-a," and another friend whose last name was Lucia, pronounced "LOO-sha." And now my friend has a baby Lucia "loo-CHEE-a." Yikes.
Place names in any country are pronounced the way the local people say them, in the same way that people's own names are pronounced the way they personally say them. If I'm speaking Spanish, the word "nevada" is pronounced one way; if I'm speaking English the place-name Nevada is pronounced another way.
It's very obnoxious when someone comes along and tells locals that they ought to be pronouncing their own place names in the way they are said in another language.
I'm just saying it's understandable how someone might say Ne-vah-da because it is a Spanish word.
Yes, it's also obnoxious when Americans criticize foreigners for not speaking English perfectly, especially in the pronunciation of certain words.
Yes, it's also obnoxious when Americans criticize foreigners for not speaking English perfectly, especially in the pronunciation of certain words.
Where did that come from? I said nothing about "Americans" vs "foreigners." Fellow Americans pronounce place-names in my state (California) incorrectly all the time. And I would do the same in another state; have, in fact.
Some people also say "far-est." This should be illegal.
Say "stop." People from different parts of the country will pronounce it differently and that's fine but however you pronounce the o in stop is how you pronounce a short o.
I don't know why people have to go and make orange into iron ore-ange.
If forest was meant to be pronounced fourist we might've gotten around to spelling it that way.
It's like florist. A florist is someone who makes floral arrangements. A floorist is someone who installs flooring.
Some people also say "far-est." This should be illegal.
I guess I am a criminal then!
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