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Nov 18th, 2011 at 1:02pm

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Something which is always a source of confusion... Wink....
How do you pronounce; "Los Angeles"?...>>>

“Loss An-je-les,” ...or...“Loce Ahng-hail-ais.”

http://www.laalmanac.com/geography/ge13c.htm

Our various newscasters constantly have embarrassing problems with it!.... Grin...!

..and not forgetting; "San Jose" (California)...

"San Joe-see"   or  "San Ho-Say"..... Cheesy...!

...and I insist that Saint Louis is pronounced; "Saint Loo-ee"!... (from the French).... Grin....!

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Reply #1 - Nov 18th, 2011 at 1:04pm

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Los Angeles is pronounced El Ay.   Wink
 
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Reply #2 - Nov 18th, 2011 at 1:08pm

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BigTruck wrote on Nov 18th, 2011 at 1:04pm:
Los Angeles is pronounced El Ay.   Wink


.... Grin.. Grin... Grin...(and its someone's Birthday today!).... Wink..!

..and the bottom end of California is pronounced; "SOCAL"...

...(according to Air Traffic Control)... Grin...!

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Reply #3 - Nov 18th, 2011 at 1:15pm

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Not a city, but Arkansas (Ar-can-saw) always confused me.

From the Mexican, Los Angeles should be 'los an-jhel-es'... (The Angels), but Los An-gee-lees is my personal pronunciation.

Of course, most spellings have been skewed by the horrificness that is American-English. I just refer to it as 'American' as I don't want to put my language to its name  Wink Grin
 
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I think a lot of confusion is due to the appearance of the Spanish/South Americans in California and the surrounding areas, and naming various locations with their own pronunciations, and then the later visitors Anglicising the names... Wink...!

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Reply #5 - Nov 18th, 2011 at 2:06pm

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Fozzer wrote on Nov 18th, 2011 at 1:02pm:
Something which is always a source of confusion... Wink....
How do you pronounce; "Los Angeles"?...>>>

Click on the speaker icon --> http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Los+Angeles
 
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Reply #6 - Nov 18th, 2011 at 2:41pm

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Not to mention the great city of N'awlins.  (see who figures it out!)
 
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Fozzer wrote on Nov 18th, 2011 at 1:02pm:
Something which is always a source of confusion... Wink....
How do you pronounce; "Los Angeles"?...>>>
“Loss An-je-les,” ...or...“Loce Ahng-hail-ais.”
For most of the U.S. east and north of California, the “Loss An-je-les” rendering, local accents applicable, is prevelant. However, since wrenching its control from the former Spanish control quite prior to the last century, a great many of the Spanish-speaking have surged back in and the latter rendering may have a much greater influence on its local streets than was once so; of course, with it there has been other pronunciations that have little to do with the Los Angeles spelling.


Fozzer wrote on Nov 18th, 2011 at 1:02pm:
...and not forgetting; "San Jose" (California)...
"San Joe-see"   or  "San Ho-Say"
In my case, neither: "San Ho-zay"
To my knowledge, I have no direct Spanish ancestry (perhaps via the distant past of the Milesian Scots); I do, however, have a nephew whose middle name is José.


Fozzer wrote on Nov 18th, 2011 at 1:02pm:
...and I insist that Saint Louis is pronounced; "Saint Loo-ee"!... (from the French)...
Trying to make a mild rant seem more polite, we have an introductory statement, "Pardon my French" to precede rude words... and we kicked the French out of it long ago; whether speaking of the city on the Missouri side or on the Illinois side (East Saint Louis) many, perhaps most, pronounce the name Saint Loo-wiss, as if putting the wiss where it belongs -- but there are many who do say Saint Loo-wee, with accent on the loo, however little.




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DaveSims wrote on Nov 18th, 2011 at 2:41pm:
Not to mention the great city of N'awlins.  (see who figures it out!)


A newer version of Old Orleans... Wink...!

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Also pronounced NOLA.
 
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Ta for the link, Doug...>>>

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/san+joaquin

I've been going through some of the pronunciation of "Spanish" names of familiar locations in California!

This one has always had me confused ....
San Joaquin (in the California Central Valley)..>>> San-Wo-Keen... Shocked....!

...fascinating!

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Reply #11 - Nov 18th, 2011 at 3:25pm

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There's aso La Jolla, CA (La Hoya)

That one always got me when I lived in San Diego.
 
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Up here in NH, SimV member "H" and I have the city of Berlin.  That is "BURR lnnnn"  not "Bher LYN".  Emphasis on the first syllable added....... since the start of WWII.

And "Burrrrr" is the right phrase start to that name too, it being located in northern NH. 

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Reply #13 - Nov 18th, 2011 at 5:19pm

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Fozzer wrote on Nov 18th, 2011 at 3:02pm:
DaveSims wrote on Nov 18th, 2011 at 2:41pm:
Not to mention the great city of N'awlins.  (see who figures it out!)


A newer version of Old Orleans... Wink...!

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AKA N'arlins, south of Chickahgo which is west of New Yawck
 
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Reply #14 - Nov 18th, 2011 at 6:12pm

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machineman9 wrote on Nov 18th, 2011 at 1:15pm:
... Of course, most spellings have been skewed by the horrificness that is American-English. I just refer to it as 'American' as I don't want to put my language to its name  Wink Grin


Oh, I could say the same thing about the "Queen's English"...

UK PRONUNCIATION     "AMERICAN" PRONUNCIATION      COMMENTS

Guttering                    Gutters & Downspouts               Guttering? Is that like Stuttering, but with a "G"?
Car Park                     Parking Lot (or Parking Garage)    Sounds like a recreational area for automobiles...
Honour                       Honor                                      It all means the same thing...


Oh, one more thing... the fact that many locations in the US have Spanish names is part of our history and the influence that Latin America had (and has) on our culture. It's not a bad thing; it makes for "A More Perfect Union".

I have the same pet peeve when it comes to the Japanese word for "ritual suicide" and the word for "rice wine".

It's "Ha-ra Kí-rí", not "Harry Carey"!

And it's "Sa-kĕ", not Sa-kí"!

I hear those words pronounced that way, and I just want to remove the person's brain stem with my bare hands...

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