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LVZ

(937 posts) Tue Feb 23, 2016, 10:14 PM Feb 2016

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Pronounce Nevada - Politicians Pass / Fail - Funny

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Pronounce Nevada - Politicians Pass / Fail - Funny (Original Post) LVZ Feb 2016 OP

Or - Huh Why Ya padfun Feb 2016 #1

Debunking the phony "Spanish Word" excuse Las Vegas Mixx Feb 2016 #2

Mi-shi-gan not Mitt-chi-gan. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2016 #3

My personal favorite? Illa-noise. Glorfindel Feb 2016 #5

People who say Illa-noise are called uneducated, yet Easterners who mispronounce Nevada & Oregon ... Las Vegas Mixx Feb 2016 #6

I'm a southerner. We mispronounce EVERYTHING, either accidentally or on purpose Glorfindel Feb 2016 #7

Have you ever seen this before? Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2016 #10

Yes, a different version, but yours is much better Glorfindel Feb 2016 #13

You know we lost over half of the readers here. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2016 #15

I'm sure you're right, but isn't it fun? Glorfindel Feb 2016 #16

Nevaddah? OK, I get it. Kinda like people from New Jersey say, "Joisey." Glorfindel Feb 2016 #4

Surprised nobody weighed in with "Or-ah-gone"... MrMickeysMom Feb 2016 #8

Twitter reports are that even Trump finally got it right tonight n/t Las Vegas Mixx Feb 2016 #9

Loo-zi-annuh and Mizurah rpannier Feb 2016 #11

Hell freezes over - Trump pronounces Nevada correctly and MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski does too Las Vegas Mixx Feb 2016 #12

For MSNBC's Morning Mika, her newly found education only lasted about 30 minutes -- n/t Las Vegas Mixx Feb 2016 #14

padfun

(1,786 posts)

1. Or - Huh Why Ya

Reply to LVZ (Original post)

Tue Feb 23, 2016, 10:18 PM

Feb 2016

Las Vegas Mixx

(295 posts)

2. Debunking the phony "Spanish Word" excuse

Reply to LVZ (Original post)

Tue Feb 23, 2016, 10:55 PM

Feb 2016

http://www.gooplusplus.com/american-states-english-vs-spanish-pronunciation/

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)

3. Mi-shi-gan not Mitt-chi-gan.

Reply to LVZ (Original post)

Tue Feb 23, 2016, 11:02 PM

Feb 2016

Glorfindel

(9,726 posts)

5. My personal favorite? Illa-noise.

Reply to Spitfire of ATJ (Reply #3)

Tue Feb 23, 2016, 11:46 PM

Feb 2016

Great state!

Las Vegas Mixx

(295 posts)

6. People who say Illa-noise are called uneducated, yet Easterners who mispronounce Nevada & Oregon ...

Reply to Glorfindel (Reply #5)

Tue Feb 23, 2016, 11:57 PM

Feb 2016

... think that they should get a pass ...

To most of us in the West, when one mispronounces our states, you are also considered uneducated

Glorfindel

(9,726 posts)

7. I'm a southerner. We mispronounce EVERYTHING, either accidentally or on purpose

Reply to Las Vegas Mixx (Reply #6)

Wed Feb 24, 2016, 12:08 AM

Feb 2016

I was born in "Jawjah," but I live in "Miz-sippy."

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)

10. Have you ever seen this before?

Reply to Glorfindel (Reply #7)

Wed Feb 24, 2016, 02:28 AM

Feb 2016

MR Ducks.
MR Not.
OSAR!
CDEDBD wings?
CDEDBD feet?
LIB! MR Ducks!

Glorfindel

(9,726 posts)

13. Yes, a different version, but yours is much better

Reply to Spitfire of ATJ (Reply #10)

Wed Feb 24, 2016, 08:36 AM

Feb 2016

ABCD Ducks
LMNO Ducks
OSAR! CM wings?
LIB! MR Ducks!

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)

15. You know we lost over half of the readers here.

Reply to Glorfindel (Reply #13)

Sat Feb 27, 2016, 01:17 PM

Feb 2016

Glorfindel

(9,726 posts)

16. I'm sure you're right, but isn't it fun?

Reply to Spitfire of ATJ (Reply #15)

Sun Feb 28, 2016, 12:10 AM

Feb 2016

Glorfindel

(9,726 posts)

4. Nevaddah? OK, I get it. Kinda like people from New Jersey say, "Joisey."

Reply to LVZ (Original post)

Tue Feb 23, 2016, 11:45 PM

Feb 2016

Nothing quite so charming as regional accents, as witnessed by our neighbors to the west of Mississippi who live in "Nawlins Lozeeannah."

MrMickeysMom

(20,453 posts)

8. Surprised nobody weighed in with "Or-ah-gone"...

Reply to LVZ (Original post)

Wed Feb 24, 2016, 12:37 AM

Feb 2016

... When visiting it you realize quickly it's, "Ora-gin"

Las Vegas Mixx

(295 posts)

9. Twitter reports are that even Trump finally got it right tonight n/t

Reply to LVZ (Original post)

Wed Feb 24, 2016, 02:19 AM

Feb 2016

rpannier

(24,329 posts)

11. Loo-zi-annuh and Mizurah

Reply to LVZ (Original post)

Wed Feb 24, 2016, 03:18 AM

Feb 2016

Las Vegas Mixx

(295 posts)

12. Hell freezes over - Trump pronounces Nevada correctly and MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski does too

Reply to LVZ (Original post)

Wed Feb 24, 2016, 08:08 AM

Feb 2016

After a very visible twitter campaign by many Nevada residents, most Eastern media anchors now finally get it.

We'll see if it lasts longer than one week.

BTW, as noted, the phony "it's a Spanish word" excuse has been debunked.

http://www.gooplusplus.com/american-states-english-vs-spanish-pronunciation/

Las Vegas Mixx

(295 posts)

14. For MSNBC's Morning Mika, her newly found education only lasted about 30 minutes -- n/t

Reply to Las Vegas Mixx (Reply #12)

Wed Feb 24, 2016, 09:00 AM

Feb 2016

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