The pronunciation of Nevada in recent videos is wrong, as a Nevadan...

[ArisuSanchez]

Hi LTT, in the recent videos where you said the state named Nevada, you said it improperly, calling it (ne-vah-dah) instead of the proper term (neva-da) the (nev) isnt heavily said at all and is more soft and quiet, even our own goverment gets this wrong along with television shows, but its neva-da not ne-vah-dah, as a person who lives in las vegas, nevada, much thanks for your coverage of ces when i was unable to attend this year

 

[LogicalDrm]

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You do understand that accent makes a difference too? I recently heard two different ways to pronounce Caribbean, US English and UK English.

[CoffeeKadachi]

30 minutes ago, LogicalDrm said:

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You do understand that accent makes a difference too? I recently heard two different ways to pronounce Caribbean, US English and UK English.

Yeah accent makes a difference in how people say things, but as another Vegas local I agree it's grating to hear someone say it wrong. Not a SINGLE person I've known here my whole life says it differently unless they're visiting and don't know any better. 

 

It's not a massive deal, but saying it Nev-AH-Duh is wrong. Simple as that. 

 

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/02/19/us/politics/how-do-you-say-nevada.html

[xAcid9]

Potato poteto. 

[Avocado Diaboli]

Funny how Americans refuse to properly pronounce the foreign names they use (looking at you, La Croix water). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada#Etymology

It's a Spanish word and thus "Nev-AH-Da" is perfectly correct.

[mr moose]

Ah yes, the D is silent.

 

 

The only time I get pissed with language is when people try to pronounce the J in words where it is silent or has an H or Y sound, like jalapeno, Johaan and Jarlsberg.

 

[Sarra]

As an Oregonner, I can't say that I can relate to this...

[airborne spoon]

3 hours ago, Sarra said:

As an Oregonner, I can't say that I can relate to this...

are you one of those or-A-gone people instead of calling it or-gen (like ken with a g)

also I'm a Nevada person and i the only one i hate hearing is na-vAd-uhhh but its all ta-mato ta-mahto just based on accents and also how you first heard something said.

 

[Sarra]

31 minutes ago, airborne spoon said:

are you one of those or-A-gone people instead of calling it or-gen (like ken with a g)

also I'm a Nevada person and i the only one i hate hearing is na-vAd-uhhh but its all ta-mato ta-mahto just based on accents and also how you first heard something said.

 

*Mouthbreathing* Um, actually, it's Orygun, thank you very much.

[YellowJersey]

It's pronounced "cheranna" not "Toronto."

[Lomac]

On 1/12/2023 at 9:17 AM, Sarra said:

As an Oregonner, I can't say that I can relate to this...

Don't watch the first few minutes of the latest Car Trek series then...Think Tavarish pronounces Oregon three or four different ways.

 

 

[GhostRoadieBL]

wait, you can pronounce Knee-va-da wrong? must be our West Coast Newfoundlander Eh's getting in the way of your regional American pronunciations /s

[8tg]

Ew, Nevada “people” trying to pretend their state is real again.

We all know it’s just a gap between New Mexico and Utah.

I couldn’t care less how people pronounce state names. I speak as a resident of Indiana, where tourists regularly over-pronounce the “die” part which I personally sympathize with.

Or our terrible neighbors, the fips, “Illinois”. Where just out of spite I put a s at the end of it whenever I have to verbally enunciate “Illinois” as if it were an English word, just to annoy them.

 

Is it Mary Land, or Merrill Land? Or Meryl Lyn? Who cares, it’s a footnote of American contribution anyway. 

[Heliian]

On 1/12/2023 at 6:31 AM, Avocado Diaboli said:

La Croix wate

They really despise French naming, even some Canadians have anglicized their own family names. 

 

My personal fave though is Martin Truex Jr., NASCAR champion.  They pronounce it Troo-ex.  It's a one syllable word they made into 2 so clumsily.