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From: LVSSINFO on 12 Jan 2008 05:16
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" or Des Moines, Iowa as "Dez Moynz"
would be laughed at. That person would not likely be working very long
on television if it became a habitual mistake. Yet almost half of the
national news media haven't made any effort at basic regional
education about proper pronunciation of Nevada and Colorado.

IMO, national journalists disrespect the western United States when
they don't care enough to be educated about this region of the
country. They also serve as bad examples to the average citizen, who
unfortunately rely on them for a presumably "better informed"
knowledge of world events and culture.

When George W. Bush came to Nevada in 2003 and repeatedly
mispronounced Nevada, he was rightly criticized by local media,
including the conservative Las Vegas Review-Journal. Why should we
hold a bumbling Bush to a higher standard than the national news
media?

Many, if not most, names of cities, states, and nations of Spanish
origin have a different pronunciation in English. Supposedly educated
national journalists have no trouble with the American vs Spanish
pronunciation of Mexico, Cuba, Los Angeles, Tucson, Toledo, Loma
Linda, Santa Monica, California, Montana, or Florida.

The East Coast media also have no trouble with the American
pronunciation of words like 'rodeo' of Spanish origin. Why then, do so
many journalists have so much difficulty with proper pronunciation of
Nevada and Colorado?

After so many decades, isn't it time that "journalists" educate
themselves?

Those who say it right:

Tim Russert, Chris Matthews, Andrea Mitchell, Chuck Todd, Keith
Olbermann, Contessa Brewer, Bill Wolfe, Norah O'Donnell, Wolf Blitzer,
Candy Crowley, Anderson Cooper, Richard Lui, Lou Dobbs, Shepard Smith,
and more

Those who need education:

Tom Brokaw, Brian Williams, Joe Scarborough, Dan Abrams, John Harwood,
Monica Navotny, Dana Milbank, Willie Geist and many more

Listen to pronunciation: http://ideaboomer.com/wave-player.html?nevada.wav
From: flip on 12 Jan 2008 12:24
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,
From: Matt on 12 Jan 2008 17:12
On Jan 12, 3:16 am, LVSSI...(a)gmail.com wrote:
> Correct pronunciation: Ne-va-duh ("a" as in cat) Click below to
> listen.

So, if I don't pronounce it this way, should I not bother coming back?

Matt
From: Thomas W. on 12 Jan 2008 17:42
On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 11:24:41 -0600, flip <flip(a)nospam.com> wrote:

>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,

Teach me - what would be right ?

Thomas
From: Corey on 12 Jan 2008 17:43
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?
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