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Howdy, folks,

Got back from Puerta Vallarta day before yesterday and god is it good to be
home!  First thing yesterday I got back on the list and stumbled onto this
ever recurring thread about how to pronounce words in Spanish.  So, ok, I'm
only gonna say this once, so listen up, yall.

There is NO Spanish Pronunciation.  Period.  Just like there is NO English
Pronumciation.  Period.  What there IS are regional pronunciations and no
single one is right or wrong. It's like arguing whether you pronounce a
certain word as "laBORatory" as the English do or as "LABratory" as we
Americans do.  Neither one is "better" than the other; they're just regional
differences.

Just so Spanish.  It is different in each area.  Castillan Spanish is one
thing, Puerta Vallartan another and in Mexico City it is different yet
again.  Even the slang differs from place so you have to keep on your toes.
And I haven't even mentioned Central and South American Countries, etc.,
where still more variety can be found.

So if you still want to argue about the "right" way to pronounce stuff, go
ahead.  But it really is pointless.  Like arguing about the "right" color
for a horse--some are brown, some are black, some are white, etc.  Doesn't
matter as long as the beast doesn't roll me in the river.  (Which, btw,
happened to me on a horseback ride in P.V. last Weds.  The horse's name was
"Lady."  HA! Now THERE'S a misnomer!)

Kay "she rolled me but by god she didn't throw me" Buie

 

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