On Saturday, November 5, 2016 at 3:29:31 PM UTC-4, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 5 Nov 2016 03:55:10 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> > wrote:
>
> > On Saturday, November 5, 2016 at 6:30:06 AM UTC-4, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
> > > In article >, Ophelia
> > > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > But why does it annoy you so much? I don't care how people pronounce things
> > > > so long as I can understand what they mean.
> > >
> > > I don't know why. It's illogical but it's a fact. There's only one way
> > > to properly pronounce my State. If you pronounce it wrong, you ain't
> > > from anywhere near here stranger.
> >
> > Um, yes. I'm not from anywhere near Nevada (which I tend to
> > pronounce the way you do.) So what? Is there something wrong
> > with strangers? (Incidentally, why are the first 'a' in that
> > word and the second 'a' pronounced differently?)
> >
> > Let's take the Detroit street called Gratiot. How would you
> > pronounce that?
>
> We have a street that's spelled Gough and pronounced Goff, not Go.
> Calling it Go signals that you're not a local.
>
> > Should I take umbrage if you get it wrong?
> >
> Why? You're "not from here". The problem arises when outsiders
> insist they are right and tell the locals they are wrong, after being
> informed about the correct local pronunciation. I guess you missed it
> when Donald Trump tried to tell Nevada residents how to pronounce the
> name of their state a few days ago. He wasn't ignorant, he was
> arrogant.

Yes, I missed it. I pay less attention to Donald Trump than I
pay to dryer lint.

Cindy Hamilton