2007-01-29 09:27:49 · 21 answers · asked by alan w 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
According to Nevada tourism TV ads it's short 'a' as in NEV-ADD-A...they oughta know.
2007-01-29 09:43:53 · update #1
the name Nevada comes from Spanish, and many people give it the Spanish pronunciation, which is incorrect. Most states with Spanish names don't have this problem. (California, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, etc.) I have lived in Nevada most of my life and we pronounce it with the short a (Nev ADD a).
2007-01-29 10:24:33 · answer #1 · answered by dbake50 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I am From Oregon, Moved here to Nevada two years ago, I pronounce OREGUN and NevAddA, I hate it when they say NeV ODDA Or Ore-Gone, and yes you can definatley tell when someone is not from this part of the US
2007-01-29 09:35:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Some people do not know any better. Take the president for example he mispronounces nuclear all the time. It is Nuclear pronounced NOOKLEEAR not NOOKULEAR, I mean that is an educated man, supposedly and he is unable to pronounce a simple two syllable word. Some people just did not pay any attention in class. Mispronunciation is one of my peeves.
2007-01-29 09:41:55 · answer #3 · answered by robert s 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Who really cares how others pronounce it? As long as you know what they are talking about when they say it. But anywho, I have always pronounced it Nev-odd-a and will continue to do so.
2007-01-29 09:50:12 · answer #4 · answered by sweetgurl13069 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Oops, I didn't know nev-odd-a was wrong, that is how I pronounce it. I have never heard anybody say nev-add-a. Hmm, that's interesting.
2007-01-29 09:30:43 · answer #5 · answered by Sheila 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Try being from "Or E Gone" by the "Will A Met E" river. It's easy to pick out tourists though.
2007-01-29 09:32:03 · answer #6 · answered by alwaysmoose 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no right or wrong way of saying it. It's all about where you're from. Bottom line.
Everyone, depending on what area of the country they're raised in, have different accents and pronounce some words differently.
2007-01-29 09:30:38 · answer #7 · answered by Benjamin M 6 · 3⤊ 3⤋
So many pronounce it NEV-ODD-A because that is how it is pronounced...Check the dictionary for how to pronounce it.
2007-01-29 09:36:28 · answer #8 · answered by fade_this_rally 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Good point. Another thing, almost nobody pronounces Carribean correctly any more. It's a damn shame.
2007-01-29 09:32:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, NeVAHda is more correct, as being closer to the Spanish pronunciation of the word, which means "covered in snow".
2007-01-29 09:31:12 · answer #10 · answered by MOM KNOWS EVERYTHING 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋