My sympathies for you during campaign season as the hordes of East Coast Meeja descend on the place or talk about it using the incorrect pronunciation. I grew up over the hill from you in the Sacramento area and spent a lot of summer time at Tahoe and it grinds my gears.
Northern England, also, too. My transatlantic accent had a strong northern midlands flavo(u)r back in the day. I said it was because the northerners had more respect for consonants.
(I lived in Birmingham, nickname Brum, not really north but you can see it from there and I had a lot of friends from Ooop North.)
When did "Cali" start being used by people who have actually lived here longer than a cup of coffee? That was totally tourist-poseur talk until not that long ago.
Build the wall!
I can't remember. Does he say nucular or nuclear?
When he comes to Colorado he's always telling us we should call our state by its English name: Red.
Kway-beck, obviously.
Helpful hint. The correct pronunciation of anyplace Trump shows up is "hell hole". After he leaves, rely on the locals for the proper style.
Exactly.
My grandmother grew up in Hoquaim/Aberdeen and that's how we said it.
(I've dropped the 'r' since.)
My sympathies for you during campaign season as the hordes of East Coast Meeja descend on the place or talk about it using the incorrect pronunciation. I grew up over the hill from you in the Sacramento area and spent a lot of summer time at Tahoe and it grinds my gears.
That's right.
We are saying it perfectly correctly in Western (US) Spanglish.
One of the towns I go through on my commute is a great example - Vallejo. Instead of vah-YE-ho or valley-joe, it's a mix. val-LAY-ho
If you are referring to its namesake, it is proper to use the mexican "LL" sound.
Northern England, also, too. My transatlantic accent had a strong northern midlands flavo(u)r back in the day. I said it was because the northerners had more respect for consonants.
(I lived in Birmingham, nickname Brum, not really north but you can see it from there and I had a lot of friends from Ooop North.)
Correct answer
When did "Cali" start being used by people who have actually lived here longer than a cup of coffee? That was totally tourist-poseur talk until not that long ago.
That's what makes it not your typical sandwich, see?
Could be surprising if you bought a train ticket for the wrong place
I wish he would. Mickey would laugh his ass off and then CRUSH HIM under his steel bootie.