Alpo Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 Will you vote for someone to be governor of your state, if they couldn't pronounce the name of the state. Next to California there is a state that's full of gambling and hookers. Nevada. Just about everybody in the country pronounces that Ne-vah-da. But the people that live there say Ne-va-da, with that first A sounding like the A in hat. I'm watching this TV show and this woman said she was officially throwing her hat into the ring. She was running for governor of Ne-vah-da. Now I'm sure that the reason the actress pronounced it that way is because she's from California and don't know no better. But it just caused me to wonder. If somebody said they were running for governor of Orry-gone, or Warshington, or maybe Idyhoe. Suppose the locals would vote for them? I owe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 Um.... looks like she pronounced it just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creeker, SASS #43022 Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 As a Nevada resident - I guarantee NO! There are very few things that raise the hackles of a Nevada resident than saying the name of our state incorrectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 Maybe she should come to Missouri or Iowa where it’s pronounced Ne-VAY-duh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creeker, SASS #43022 Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 31 minutes ago, Abilene Slim SASS 81783 said: Maybe she should come to Missouri or Iowa where it’s pronounced Ne-VAY-duh. It is NOT pronounced that way anywhere and if you persist - we will have to start going with Meh ZUR ah (or Misery) and I o WAY... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 7 minutes ago, Creeker, SASS #43022 said: It is NOT pronounced that way anywhere and if you persist - we will have to start going with Meh ZUR ah (or Misery) and I o WAY... Knock yourself out. I live in Kansas, where there are places like El-dor-AY-doh and Ar-KAN-sas-city! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creeker, SASS #43022 Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 19 minutes ago, Abilene Slim SASS 81783 said: Knock yourself out. I live in Kansas, where there are places like El-dor-AY-doh and Ar-KAN-sas-city! Ahh, the state of KAN saw. Always figured if Arkansas was Ar KAN saw Then Kansas must be pronounced the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 3 minutes ago, Creeker, SASS #43022 said: Ahh, the state of KAN saw. Always figured if Arkansas was Ar KAN saw Then Kansas must be pronounced the same. You’d be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 48 minutes ago, Creeker, SASS #43022 said: Ahh, the state of KAN saw. Always figured if Arkansas was Ar KAN saw Then Kansas must be pronounced the same. Blame the French for having several different spellings for Arkansas, as well as the silent S in French. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 12 hours ago, Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 said: Hell no! Where's the adventure in that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 49 minutes ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said: Hell no! Where's the adventure in that? Just because everyone says it's a bad idea doesn't mean it won't be fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 12 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said: Blame the French for having several different spellings for Arkansas, as well as the silent S in French. The circumflex actually replaces many former s’s. Hôpital, hôtel, forêt, côte. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 13 hours ago, Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 said: Any action or inaction is behavior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Maverick Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 14 hours ago, Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 said: Nope, TM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Duncan Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 LBJ was in Dunlap after the Palm Sunday tornado’s had devastated the area. He said he was in Goshen and pronounced it as “Gosheen”. What twerp I thought, didn’t bother to ask where he was at or how to pronounce it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 How bout Sniffy, he generally doesn't even know what state he's in! Mentally and geographically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-BAR #18287 Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 If you move from Ne-VAH-da to Mizzoorah and settle just west of El Do-RAY-do Springs, you better call your new town Ne-VAY-da or you will be tagged as an EMMY-grunt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 23 hours ago, Cypress Sun said: Just because everyone says it's a bad idea doesn't mean it won't be fun! The fact that everyone says it's a bad idea nearly guarantees that it WILL be fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 I’m not going to get upset about that. Now if someone said New Joisey…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: I’m not going to get upset about that. Now if someone said New Joisey…. You'd know that they were from New Yawk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 2 minutes ago, Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 said: You'd know that they were from New Yawk. Or New Joisey… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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