Thursday, February 07, 2008
A Westerner in the East
As a Westerner living in the East, I'm bugged by all the people around here who mispronounce the words Nevada and Colorado. Ask any person who lives in either of these states how they pronounce it, and they will say "Ne-vadd-a" and "Col-o-radd-o" respectively. But people around here insist on saying "Ne-vah-da" and "Col-o-rah-do." It makes me shudder, and I fear for the day when my continued exposure to these mispronouncers will turn me into one of them. ("Resistahnce is futahl.")
What I want to know, though, is why they don't mispronounce Montana. All three states' names come from Spanish words that, when pronounced in Spanish, would have "ah" sounds for the As. But you don't hear anyone running around talking about "Mon-tah-na." What gives?
What I want to know, though, is why they don't mispronounce Montana. All three states' names come from Spanish words that, when pronounced in Spanish, would have "ah" sounds for the As. But you don't hear anyone running around talking about "Mon-tah-na." What gives?
Comments:
I pronounce Nevada correctly, but am constantly reminded that my Callorodo is incorrect.
Don't know why I say it that way...always have. No time to change now.
Don't know why I say it that way...always have. No time to change now.
Well, as a Latina - I have a right to pronounce things the way I want darn it! so there - not changing. And as an Easterner living in the east, I have that right!
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