Think Vallejo would be va-yay-ho, vs our va-lay-ho. 

I thought we did pronounce Cabrillo correctly, though. Was I supposed to be 
rhyming it with armadillo all these years?

On Apr 19, 2013, at 5:46 PM, "Mark Jansen" <markjan...@verizon.net> wrote:

> Huh? Californians say “Cab-REE-yo,” not “Cab-RILL-o,” while Mission Viejo is 
> “Vee-YAY-ho but Vallejo is “Val-LAY-ho.” What’s the general rule again?
> From: basfa-boun...@lists.basfa.org [mailto:basfa-boun...@lists.basfa.org] On 
> Behalf Of Ken Patterson
> Sent: Friday, April 19, 2013 5:34 PM
> To: BASFA
> Subject: Re: [Basfa] Vietnamese restaurants in San Jose
>  
> True, but as one of the comments indicated that once something is localized 
> outside of it's native region, then the prevailing pronunciation is correct. 
> Because we definitely don't pronounce Vallejo (of Spanish origin) or Cabrillo 
> (of Portuguese origin) correctly around here...
>  
>  
>  
> On Apr 19, 2013, at 5:14 PM, Geo Mealer <g...@snarksoft.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> If you say so.
> 
> http://www.lovingpho.com/pho-opinion-editorial/how-to-pronounce-pho/
>  
> 
> On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 3:06 PM, Mark Jansen <markjan...@verizon.net> wrote:
> Except by Vietnamese….
> From: basfa-boun...@lists.basfa.org [mailto:basfa-boun...@lists.basfa.org] On 
> Behalf Of Geo Mealer
> Sent: Friday, April 19, 2013 1:03 PM
> To: Diane O.
> Cc: basfa@lists.basfa.org
> Subject: Re: [Basfa] Vietnamese restaurants in San Jose
>  
> Hate to be the evil one, but it's usually pronounced "phaw"...
> 
> Geo (the faux pho foe)
>  
> 
> On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 11:44 AM, Diane O. <diane.osbo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Chateau Pho?
> 
> On Apr 19, 2013 10:35 AM, "Michael Wallis" <michaelwal...@me.com> wrote:
> Wouldn't that be a Faux Chateau?
> 
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> On Apr 18, 2013, at 5:13 PM, Glenn Glazer <glenn.gla...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > So a French Vietnamese (not a real Vietanamese) noodle place would be a 
> > Faux House?
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Glenn
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