So... San Rafael?
Mike
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Dresden
>________________________________
> From: Glenn Glazer <glenn.gla...@gmail.com>
>To: G Garb <gg...@mac.com>
>Cc: "basfa@lists.basfa.org" <basfa@lists.basfa.org>
>Sent: Friday, April 19, 2013 8:06 PM
>Subject: Re: [Basfa] Vietnamese restaurants in San Jose
>
>
>
>Ah, yes, a Dr. D. classic from my youth. They pronounce Sepulveda the
>Angeleno way. Curiously, Angelenos get the much harder Cahuenga right.
>Trivia: La Brea Tar Pits is redundant: saying "The La Brea Tar Pits" is like
>saying "The The Tar Pits Tar Pits".
>
>Best,
>
>Glenn
>
>On 4/19/2013 18:59, G Garb wrote:
>
>Which brings to mind this classic song from 1947, as resurrected in the 1980s
>film "Forbidden Zone"
>>
>>
>>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_YPFvC-C_E
>>
>>Sent from my iPhonic device
>>
>>On 19 Apr 2013, at 18:31, Glenn Glazer <glenn.gla...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>va-yay-ho is correct from when I learned Spanish. OTOH, I believe that the
>>'b' belongs in the same syllable as the 'r': cah-BREE-yo.
>>>
>>>If you want massacred Spanish, ask an Angleno to pronounce
the name of a very long L.A. street: Sepulveda. Angeleno
prounciation is "seh-PUHL-veh-dah" not "seh-puhl-VEE-dah"
(we also don't do the b/v thing, either.).
>>>
>>>Best,
>>>
>>>Glenn
>>>
>>>On 4/19/2013 18:24, Geo Mealer wrote:
>>>
>>>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 Vallejois “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...
>>>>>
>>>>>
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