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Pronunciation question
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 11:42 am
by wyq614
There will be a storm called ELIDA this year, so how do you pronounce ELIDA, simply e-lee-da or i-lai-da?
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 12:56 pm
by wjs3
Re: Pronunciation question
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 10:35 pm
by Aslkahuna
I would personally Hispanize it and say A-lee-dah.
Steve
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 10:59 pm
by HURAKAN
É-lee-da
Re: Pronunciation question
Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 3:59 pm
by Aslkahuna
É is often pronounced with a hard A type sound of course. But even in Spanish or latin languages pronunciations can be different locally. For example the famed latino musician Xavier Cugat had hs first name pronounced as Zay vee air while the San Xavier Mission near Tucson is pronounced Hah veer.
Steve
Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 4:01 pm
by HURAKAN
The E in Elida has the same pronounciation as the first e in elephant.
Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 4:29 pm
by RL3AO
I would pronounce it ah-lee-dah. Not sure if thats how the NHC has it though.
Re: Pronunciation question
Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 4:33 pm
by HURAKAN
Re: Pronunciation question
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 1:15 am
by Aslkahuna
Well, I'll wait to see how (and if) Martha Vasquez or Lupita Murillo on KVOA-TV News here in Tucson pronounce it.
Steve