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Change languages and you're in a whole other world. Have an Argentine (for example) pronounce Yosemite National Park for you. Or for that matter, ask an Engli

Change languages and you're in a whole other world. Have an Argentine (for example) pronounce Yosemite National Park for you. Or for that matter, ask an English speaker to pronounce Habanero (there's no ñ) or someone from the East Coast to say Oregon or Puyallup. While those are words and names, examples abound in marketing. But to continue my example, Argentines already pronounce Mozilla differently than an English speaker, or other Spanish speakers for that matter! So this should be nothing new.

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aristus 10y ago
"Moh-see-jah"
analogmemory 10y ago
I always got a kick how google/apple maps used to pronounce Sepulveda Blvd in Los Angeles. (Or almost any street name with a Spanish name)
- hobarrera 10y ago
  Using stuff like Here Maps, Apple Maps (and probably Google Maps too) when driving around Argentina is a real laugh.
aaronbrethorst 10y ago
Puy = The same sound as the word "pew", like a church pew. Allup = Al + Up. Like "Gallop" without the g. Sequim is still my favorite Washington place :) http://www.movoto.com/blog/opinions/pronounce-washington-names/ http://www.movoto.com/blog/opinions/pronounce-washington-nam...
- paulddraper 10y ago
  Said "squim", FYI. But now we're just reaching for absurdities. I live near Tooele, UT (too-il-uh), and my uncle lives in Hurricane, UT (her-i-ken).
  - r00fus 10y ago
    I thought Hurricane was just pronounced "her-ken". Also: "creek" in UT is pronounced "crick".
    - paulddraper 10y ago
      That's not the Wikipedia pronunciation ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane,_Utah https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane,_Utah ), but it's probably said that way too.
hobarrera 10y ago
As an Argentina (born and living in AR), I can assure you we pronounce Mozilla almost identically. The Z might sound softer (like it does in "song"), but that's it. The people from the above examples are just holding laptops upside down, there's no language involved there.

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aristus 10y ago

"Moh-see-jah"

analogmemory 10y ago

I always got a kick how google/apple maps used to pronounce Sepulveda Blvd in Los Angeles. (Or almost any street name with a Spanish name)

hobarrera 10y ago
Using stuff like Here Maps, Apple Maps (and probably Google Maps too) when driving around Argentina is a real laugh.

aaronbrethorst 10y ago

Puy = The same sound as the word "pew", like a church pew. Allup = Al + Up. Like "Gallop" without the g. Sequim is still my favorite Washington place :) http://www.movoto.com/blog/opinions/pronounce-washington-names/ http://www.movoto.com/blog/opinions/pronounce-washington-nam...

paulddraper 10y ago
Said "squim", FYI. But now we're just reaching for absurdities. I live near Tooele, UT (too-il-uh), and my uncle lives in Hurricane, UT (her-i-ken).
- r00fus 10y ago
  I thought Hurricane was just pronounced "her-ken". Also: "creek" in UT is pronounced "crick".
  - paulddraper 10y ago
    That's not the Wikipedia pronunciation ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane,_Utah https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane,_Utah ), but it's probably said that way too.

hobarrera 10y ago

As an Argentina (born and living in AR), I can assure you we pronounce Mozilla almost identically. The Z might sound softer (like it does in "song"), but that's it. The people from the above examples are just holding laptops upside down, there's no language involved there.