General Discussion

pepperbear

(5,693 posts) Wed Oct 5, 2016, 09:33 PM Oct 2016

trump tells Reno how to pronounce Nevada. [View all]

New York native Donald Trump's latest campaign swing through Nevada included a lecture to supporters at a rally in Reno about the correct way to pronounce the name of their state. He insists it's "Neh-VAH-da."

The Republican presidential candidate performed an exaggerated form of his preferred his pronunciation from the stage at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center Wednesday afternoon.

He declared that "nobody says it the other way."

The confused silence from the crowd mixed with a few shouts of disagreement indicated that quite a few Nevadans pronounce their home state "Neh-VAD-uh.

American Bridge, a group that supports Hillary Clinton, immediately put up a web video declaring that Trump was "looking like an idiot" for getting the name wrong

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article106164097.html#storylink=cpy

48 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

trump tells Reno how to pronounce Nevada. [View all] pepperbear Oct 2016 OP

"nobody says it the other way" rollin74 Oct 2016 #1

The entire western US pronounces it LuckyLib Oct 2016 #7

I never knew there was another way of pronouncing it! ailsagirl Oct 2016 #16

Actually, for years there was another cringe worthy pronouncement - Ne-vah-da. Brother Buzz Oct 2016 #19

Is that eastern rendition different from drump's version? ailsagirl Oct 2016 #27

me too, but they are getting better Hamlette Oct 2016 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author kestrel91316 Oct 2016 #26

Did he also school the crowd in how to beat the house, something he's quite . . . . Stinky The Clown Oct 2016 #2

he should do his next rally in China Enrique Oct 2016 #3

I believe it's pronounced "Gynah!". nt Guy Whitey Corngood Oct 2016 #5

Lmao. And I like your tag line about gradual change in due course too. nm AmericanActivist Oct 2016 #12

I would spell that 'gina. tclambert Oct 2016 #33

Heh!!!!!! northoftheborder Oct 2016 #14

That was good. ornotna Oct 2016 #22

LMAO! Sunny05 Oct 2016 #35

Up next he'll go down south and call Coke a pop. NightWatcher Oct 2016 #4

And then they all got a bill from Trump U. for pronunciation class pinboy3niner Oct 2016 #6

Lmao. That's a good one. nm AmericanActivist Oct 2016 #13

They've got the best pronuncers there. Gidney N Cloyd Oct 2016 #37

On rare occasions, I buy the "trying to lose" argument alcibiades_mystery Oct 2016 #8

The "trying to lose" argument awoke_in_2003 Oct 2016 #46

Lived in Vegas for 3 years, and NOBODY says Neh-VAH-da. stopbush Oct 2016 #9

Good thing he's not campaigning in Massachusetts frazzled Oct 2016 #10

Exactly. rusty quoin Oct 2016 #44

Maddow just did a segment on this. She said that after the crowd corrected him, thrump did riversedge Oct 2016 #11

Trumpass Trumphole is on the loose Cakes488 Oct 2016 #15

Damn fool better not go back! JohnnyLib2 Oct 2016 #17

He's right (300 years ago) Nevernose Oct 2016 #18

LMAO! Sunny05 Oct 2016 #36

This Floridian GulfCoast66 Oct 2016 #38

I swear he's trying to lose. I SWEAR. He can't be getting this much this wrong by accident. nolabear Oct 2016 #20

As long as Hillary wins, which is all I care about Marc2010 Oct 2016 #24

Sure, but as a student of psychology I have to say this is incredible. nolabear Oct 2016 #25

And what is incredible to me awoke_in_2003 Oct 2016 #47

How do you spell asshole? T*R*U*M*P Marc2010 Oct 2016 #21

My advice to Trump? Keep digging, loser! n/t CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2016 #23

Trump is the kind of stupid person madaboutharry Oct 2016 #28

Oh, I have thought the same! Sunny05 Oct 2016 #40

Trump reminds me of a visiting Aussie friend when I suggested going for Mexican food pinboy3niner Oct 2016 #29

LOL! murielm99 Oct 2016 #34

My Grandmother (from England) Separation Oct 2016 #48

Someone needs to tell him duncang Oct 2016 #31

I'll let Walter Sobchak explain it to him: tclambert Oct 2016 #32

That's just your opinion, man pinboy3niner Oct 2016 #39

And then he recommended the Trump Tower Tacko Bowl... pinboy3niner Oct 2016 #41

Get out of your surgery scrubs -- I'll take over the heart-transplant!! Don't hold me back!!! Akamai Oct 2016 #42

Missour-ah bleedinglib Oct 2016 #43

It's spelled Nevada awoke_in_2003 Oct 2016 #45