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A guy who probably cannot speak spanish, trying to tell people how to say the name of a place that the spanish named but not pronouncing it the way the spanish would. makes sense.
 
You Nevadians are a bunch of nitpickers. I don't really hear much of a difference, not enough to start boycotting shit. :P
 
I Stalk Alone said:
A guy who probably cannot speak spanish, trying to tell people how to say the name of a place that the spanish named but not pronouncing it the way the spanish would. makes sense.
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I can speak some Spanish. We have a large Spanish culture here and even those that speak little English say Nevada just like the rest of us.

For those referring to the video and crying, that's a bit extreme for us lol. We usually just chuckle and sigh and move on, as was the case in the movie.
 
Who cares that it is Spanish? People who live there get to decide how to say it. Nobody says Pierre like it's French either. Do we even know how to pronounce American Indian-derived names?

People who say it the Spanish way just sound pretentious. They're probably the same people who pronounce every syllable in "interesting."
 
jayhawker said:
Who cares that it is Spanish? People who live there get to decide how to say it. Nobody says Pierre like it's French either. Do we even know how to pronounce American Indian-derived names?

People who say it the Spanish way just sound pretentious. They're probably the same people who pronounce every syllable in "interesting."
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How do you say Pierre like it's French?
 
St Louis is fun like this. People is St Louis all say "Missouri" except for every single newsperson and politician, all of whom always say "Missoura". Like, check out our folksy charm".
 
They should just rename Nevada into something easier.

I cant really tell a difference.

I heard Tatooine is a nice one.

/s (serious?)
 
So wait, according to the video in the OP, it's supposed to be pronounced Ne vah da in Spanish but the people of the state pronounce it incorrectly. But since it's their state it's pronounced how they want it to be? So even though you pronounce it like it is in Spanish where the name originally came from, you're wrong just cause...

'mericuh.
 
q_q said:
So wait, according to the video in the OP, it's supposed to be pronounced Ne vah da in Spanish but the people of the state pronounce it incorrectly. But since it's their state it's pronounced how they want it to be? So even though you pronounce it like it is in Spanish where the name originally came from, you're wrong just cause...

'mericuh.
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Yeah, this. I guess it's not the only one, though.. plenty of places with Spanish names and 'Murican pronunciations.
 
Freaking English with nebulous rules of pronunciation that nobody can't agree on.

Spanish, Japanese, Italian, the way you write it that way you pronounce it, no shit is up for debate.

Watch native english speaking people fail at reading this:

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q_q said:
So wait, according to the video in the OP, it's supposed to be pronounced Ne vah da in Spanish but the people of the state pronounce it incorrectly. But since it's their state it's pronounced how they want it to be? So even though you pronounce it like it is in Spanish where the name originally came from, you're wrong just cause...

'mericuh.
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Languages evolve. If we used your reasoning, we should all just speak some form of proto-indo-european. Most English words used to be German or French. Most are not pronounced as they were in German or French. Trying to find some historical linguistic purity is just pointless erudition run amok.
 
just make up a shitty to-may-to to-mah-to rhyme and learn to stop caring about meaningless things.

saying it the 'proper' way won't get done by about 100% on non-american for the above reason.
 
IGSaint said:
Spanish is not a race. There are white spanish people. It's funny you mock him for ignorance and come back with your own.
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Jesus, when did GAF become so 'not fun'?

EDIT: As a very 'fair' skinned hispanic, I get what you're saying. I meant to post a fun little remark, but I accidentally dialed the politically correct justice force.
 
Meadows said:
As a speaker of British English this pronunciation is killing me.
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Yeah it makes me want to sod off in my saloon into the right-hand carriageway during an amber light into oncoming traffic until my bonnet flattens some daft wanker. It's a real load of codswallop.
 
While we're at it, Aunt is pronounced Ont, not Ant.

If there's a ghost in your house, is it hanted?

If you were thin and your eyes were sunken into your skull, would you be gant?

No.
 
I clicked the thread expecting it would be a complaint about not every action film needing someone from the army as a main character.

But yeah, this is as good subject as any. It is funny how open pronunciation in English can be. Other languages have way more strict pronunciation rules that leave no or next to no doubt to how things should be pronounced.
 
As a spanish speaker, I don't give a shit how you pronounce it in English. It's something to be expected since it's not your main language. Pronounce it however it makes it easier for you.
 
KillGore said:
As a spanish speaker, I don't give a shit how you pronounce it in English. It's something to be expected since it's not your main language. Pronounce it however it makes it easier for you.
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Plenty of Americans say it 'ne vah duh' anyways, including myself. OP is being silly. Nothing wrong with the way it was pronounced.
 
The Omega Man said:
Freaking English with nebulous rules of pronunciation that nobody can't agree on.

Spanish, Japanese, Italian, the way you write it that way you pronounce it, no shit is up for debate.

Watch native english speaking people fail at reading this:
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A thousand times this. Even French makes 100 times more sense than freaking English. Easy grammar, but get your pronunciation together people! Time for a new vowel shift.
 
Hey, I grew up there, and although you might not understand it, the pronunciation is important to many of us. If you're aware of this, please simply respect it. The correct pronunciation is as the video in the OP states: ne (like Nebraska), VA (like Van), da (like duh)

I'm also a native Spanish speaker. When I say it in a Spanish context, I say it the Spanish way. You can have different pronunciations based on the language you're saying it in. And sometimes names for things can be different altogether. Like Christopher in spanish is actually Cristobal. That there's a spanish way of saying it doesn't mean it has to be said that way in English.
 
crisdecuba said:
Hey, I grew up there, and although you might not understand it, the pronunciation is important to many of us. If you're aware of this, please simply respect it. The correct pronunciation is as the video in the OP states: ne (like Nebraska), VA (like Van), da (like duh)

I'm also a native Spanish speaker. When I say it in a Spanish context, I say it the Spanish way. You can have different pronunciations based on the language you're saying it in. And sometimes names for things can be different altogether. Like Christopher in spanish is actually Cristobal. That there's a spanish way of saying it doesn't mean it has to be said that way in English.
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also, there are tons of places that the US pronounces oddly, which are important to those local people too. I'd guess that there are more places in the world that the US population pronounce incorrectly than places in the US that other nationalities pronounce badly.

And while you say it is 'Ne-Va-Da', I bet that is more like 'Ne-Vaaaaa-Da' in many places in the US, depending on the accent. Are you going to police the length of each syllable too?
 
mrklaw said:
also, there are tons of places that the US pronounces oddly, which are important to those local people too. I'd guess that there are more places in the world that the US population pronounce incorrectly than places in the US that other nationalities pronounce badly.

And while you say it is 'Ne-Va-Da', I bet that is more like 'Ne-Vaaaaa-Da' in many places in the US, depending on the accent. Are you going to police the length of each syllable too?
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All I'm saying is, if you're aware of it, please respect that pronunciation. If someone's not aware of it, then it's not the end of the world. Does that make sense?
 
crisdecuba said:
All I'm saying is, if you're aware of it, please respect that pronunciation. If someone's not aware of it, then it's not the end of the world. Does that make sense?
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Just because you live there doesn't mean you get to dictate how everybody else has to say it.

There is nothing wrong with 'Neh-Vah-Duh'.
 
crisdecuba said:
All I'm saying is, if you're aware of it, please respect that pronunciation. If someone's not aware of it, then it's not the end of the world. Does that make sense?
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as someone living in the south of the UK, its quite tricky to say 'ne-va-da', its too short and staccato - I think the US accent works quite well here as you might naturally elongate the middle syllable. It doesn't suggest lack of respect
 
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