IF THIS DOESN'T GET THE STATE BACK ON TRACK, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL

Earlier this month, Harry Mortenson, D-Las Vegas, submitted a bill draft request for the 2011 Legislative session for a resolution that asserts while the preferred pronunciation of the state's name is "Ne-VAD-a," pronouncing it "Ne-VAH-da" is also acceptable.

(Thanks to Chuck Cody [pronounced co-DEE])

Comments

[EB]

So when I visit Vegas, this is news?

How about Hot Nevada?

[Annie Where-but-here]

Sure. As long as the preferred pronunciation of the bill's sponsor is "Harry More-dumb-sh!t."

[insomniac]

i thought for the right price you could call it anything...

[bonmot]

Let's call the whole thing off . . .

[queensbee]

i guess its any way ya rolls the dice...

[oneblankspace]

In Missourie and Missoura, and maybe even Mizzoorie, the city is produced Ne-VAY-da.

[Coconuts]

North Versailles, near Pittsburgh, is pronounced "Ver sales."

[wiredog]

Beuna Vista in Virgina, is pronounced "Byoona Vista"

[Annie Where-but-here]

No es buena to be spelled that way, wiredog, butt in Virginny, I wouldn't be surprised.

[Old Coot]

Same thing in Colorado, Wiredog. And in Wyoming, Dubois is pronoounced Doo Boys. Go figure!

[bonmot]

Bexar County, Texas is pronounced "Bear".

Palacios, TX is "pa-LASH-ous".

And the "H" is Houston is silent.

You don't even want to get across the Sabine River into Looooosiana.

[nursecindy]

You say Ne-VAD-da
I say Ne-VAH-da.
*must stop thinking like bonmot*
I used to work in the town of Cherryville. You could always tell an outsider when they pronounced it as spelled. A true native pronounces it Chair-vull. We also have another town called Casar. For some reason newscasters pronounce it See-zar. It's pronounced Kay-zur.

[Steve]

Boss yelling at new employee: "My name is McDermitt, NOT MACDermitt!"
Secretary whispering to another employee: "I always pronounced it 'A$$HOLE'."

[KJP]

Chili, Indiana.

CHILL-ee?
CHEE-lee?
CHEE-lay?
CHILL-ih?

Not even close: CHY-lye.

[Horace LaBadie]

Can't we all just get along?

[NotSherly]

Wilkes-Barre, PA is pronounced 'Wilks Barry' even by dancers, and Worcester, MA is 'Woster' to the locals and 'Wista' to the Bostonians.

[bonmot]

OK, KJP, that's just dumb.

[Diva]

There are also Marseilles (Mar-SELL-us) and Cairo (kay-ro) Illinois (NOT "ill-ih-noise").

Also in Missouri (mizz-ER-ah), obs, is New Madrid (new MAD-rid), and everyone knows Kansas City is "kan-sitty," and Bellefontaine is "BELL-fountain." I loves me some country accents! ;)

[Siouxie]

Miami = MyJammie = MyAHma

[Clankie]

Ultimately, they'd all be a lot more happy and prosperous if they changed the name to " Not-California ".

[gullyborg]

Wow, all this time, I thought it was pronounced "throat warbler mangrove."