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? > > Michael Wallis > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > michaelwal...@me.com H: 408 735-0403 C: 408 396-9037 > > > > > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > > Basfa mailing list > > Basfa@lists.basfa.org > > http://lists.basfa.org/listinfo.cgi/basfa-basfa.org > > _______________________________________________ > Basfa mailing list > Basfa@lists.basfa.org > http://lists.basfa.org/listinfo.cgi/basfa-basfa.org > > _______________________________________________ > Basfa mailing list > Basfa@lists.basfa.org > http://lists.basfa.org/listinfo.cgi/basfa-basfa.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > Basfa mailing list > Basfa@lists.basfa.org > http://lists.basfa.org/listinfo.cgi/basfa-basfa.org > > _______________________________________________ > Basfa mailing list > Basfa@lists.basfa.org > http://lists.basfa.org/listinfo.cgi/basfa-basfa.org
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