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From: BR Eagle on 12 Jan 2008 17:49

"Corey" <corey(a)tsgc.synchro.net.remove-4z1-this> wrote in message
news:4789429B.196915.lv-vac(a)tsgc.synchro.net...
> To: flip
> Re: Re: Nevada - listen here to pronounce it correctly
> By: flip to alt.vacation.las-vegas on Sat Jan 12 2008 11:24 am
>
> > I wish people would do the same when I tell people I'm from Minnesota.
> > Inevitably, the first word out of there mouth is "mee-nee-SO-da".
> > --flip,
>
> minisoda?
> sort of a soda shot?
a small one


From: Birm on 12 Jan 2008 18:15

I'd like to know how Jackie Gaughan the owner of the El Cortez
pronounces his name. Also, how does Don Laughlin, the guy that founded
the town pronounce his name.

From: Steve Harder-Kucera on 12 Jan 2008 19:48
On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 18:15:09 -0500, Birm wrote (Brilliantly I might add):

> I'd like to know how Jackie Gaughan the owner of the El Cortez pronounces
> his name.

According to every member of his family that I've spoken to, they all seem
to go with "gone".

>>Also, how does Don Laughlin, the guy that founded the town
> pronounce his name.

Now I wonder if there will eventually be a town of Strevel, NV.
From: flip on 12 Jan 2008 20:08
Thomas W. wrote:
> Teach me - what would be right ?
>
> Thomas

Here you go Thomas. Now spread the word.
http://inogolo.com/audio/Minnesota_3774.mp3
--flip,
From: DaveM on 12 Jan 2008 21:16
On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 02:16:03 -0800 (PST), LVSSINFO(a)gmail.com wrote:

>Correct pronunciation: Ne-va-duh ("a" as in cat) Click below to
>listen.
>
>http://ideaboomer.com/wave-player.html?nevada.wav
>
>The far too common incorrect pronunciation of our state has been
>perpetuated by the provincial nature of the East Coast news media.
>East Coast "talking heads" learn how to pronounce Kazakhstan but won't
>take 20 seconds to do a little regional research to learn how to
>pronounce western states Nevada and Colorado.
>
>Any news anchor who would mispronounce Illinois as "Illi-noise" or New
>Hampshire as "New Hamp-shy're"

How is it pronounced then? Hampshire is pronounced like Yorkshire in Britain
- ie "Hampsher" (with the "p" almost inaudible). According to Bill Bryson,
the east coast Norwich was traditionally pronounced the same as its English
counterpart/origin - "Norritch" - until newcomers tried to say it as it was
spelt and changed it to Nor-witch.

DaveM
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