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In reply to the discussion: If I hear one more person on the radio or TV say "NevAHda", I shall scream. [View all]chrisa
(4,524 posts)64. I call it "Nev-AHH-da." I'm a New England Liberal heathen.

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If I hear one more person on the radio or TV say "NevAHda", I shall scream. [View all]
mwb970
Feb 2016
OP
Most of the US can't pronouce the name of one of our Mountain ranges correctly
NutmegYankee
Feb 2016
#16
To be fair, the only person from Appalachia I ever knew pronounced every other word incorrectly
GummyBearz
Feb 2016
#190
I was chatting once with someone from Missouri and asked him which was correct.
Tanuki
Feb 2016
#183
Since you bring it up, being obsessed with one 'correct' pronunciation is far more right wing
muriel_volestrangler
Feb 2016
#48
I think 'aw' is a uniquely local pronunciation but plenty of us go with 'ah' or a very subtle 'aw'
Gidney N Cloyd
Feb 2016
#41
AH and AW is the difference between a midwestern accent and a non-midwestern accent!
Skittles
Feb 2016
#116
Yes, the town had some serious environmental problems given the factories that used to be there
Kelvin Mace
Feb 2016
#181
Man if the irony in this post isn't thick enough to cut with a knife...
cherokeeprogressive
Feb 2016
#128
Actually, the Spanish pronunciation would be closer to "Nev-AH-tha" . . .
markpkessinger
Feb 2016
#103
If I hear one more person say, "I shall scream" instead of, "I will scream..."
ScreamingMeemie
Feb 2016
#9
Mentioned because the OP said "NevAHda does not make one sound smart and British."
IDemo
Feb 2016
#117
More than that, why does the UK have the River Thames, River Tay, River Avon etc.
muriel_volestrangler
Feb 2016
#161
Do they say "Lass Veegass"? Or might they use the, you know, original Spanish?
WinkyDink
Feb 2016
#147
What they are actually saying is "Who cares?" There is a LOT wrong with that. /nt
mwb970
Feb 2016
#200
Come down here to TX and see how Manchaca, Guadaloupe, and Refugio are pronounced
hobbit709
Feb 2016
#62
My husband went to Lafayette College (PA), and hereabouts we use the original French. Of course, the
WinkyDink
Feb 2016
#148
Ha! The citizens of Louisiana disagree over how to pronounce Louisiana
TexasMommaWithAHat
Feb 2016
#74
Americans wishing to appear smart often adopt inappropriate British pronunciations.
mwb970
Feb 2016
#203
People mispronounce Illinois, but you don't see people in Illinois getting bent out of shape
B Calm
Feb 2016
#84
Alabama is pronounced AlaDamnBama according to an Alabama truck driver I met long ago.
B Calm
Feb 2016
#86
It's -not- Neh-vay-der? Whut? Do that mean Iowa aynt prunownst O-hi-A?????????
HereSince1628
Feb 2016
#124
My first day doing radio news in southern Illinois I didn't pronounce Cairo "kay-roh"
Gidney N Cloyd
Feb 2016
#135
But it IS "Ne-VAH-da." Es verdad! "Majority rules" doesn't make it "Nevadda'!
WinkyDink
Feb 2016
#143
Here in Oregon the sound of "Oregon" is indistinguishable from the sound of "organ".
Binkie The Clown
Feb 2016
#152
If I ever move to Nevada, I'll learn to pronounce it like a native. Until then, leave me alone NT
Ex Lurker
Feb 2016
#154
Customer service telephone operators learn quickly how places are pronounced.
Quantess
Feb 2016
#157
I've had Nevadans correct me when I said "Nev-add-a" and say, "NO-- it's Nev-ahh-da".
Marr
Feb 2016
#189
Take corrections in stride, just like people take your perceived errors in stride when they
Quantess
Feb 2016
#196