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re: Why do some people use a Spanish inflection when pronouncing Hispanic names?
Posted on 5/13/26 at 9:11 pm to shutterspeed
Posted on 5/13/26 at 9:11 pm to shutterspeed
To make you ask questions.
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Posted on 5/13/26 at 9:11 pm to soccerfüt
Beverly Hills Ninja is a cinematic masterpiece.
I mean, el ninja.
I mean, el ninja.
Posted on 5/13/26 at 9:15 pm to shutterspeed
I will offer the opposing view. For people who grew up in a household speaking Mexican, that's just how they pronounce Perez, Zihuatanejo, or Sabado Gigante. I can't expect them to dumb down the correct pronunciation so it matches mine.
(I know there are some that overdo it just for attention, I don't deny that.)
(I know there are some that overdo it just for attention, I don't deny that.)
Posted on 5/13/26 at 9:19 pm to shutterspeed
Like Brian Kelly’s southern drawl…
Posted on 5/13/26 at 9:54 pm to jamboybarry
quote:
And POCKeestahn
And Keev
Pakistan "mispronunciations" are just anglicized and saying it correctly in English tends to come across as an affectation like the correct pronunciation of Barcelona.
Kiev vs Kyiv is different. Calling the capital of Ukraine Kiev with the distinct two syllables is as wrong* as calling Istanbul either Constantinople or Byzantium. People just seem to think it is merely an affectation because the spelling and pronunciation are closer. The single syllable "keev" is not correct. Kyiv in Ukrainian is two syllables also but English speakers have a hard time hearing the Slavic much less pronouncing the second syllable correctly.
*It really isn't "wrong" it is just making a political statement, whether meant or not, it is saying the capital of Ukraine is part of Russia. It is analogous to promoting the One China Policy, meaning you think China still has sovereignty over Taiwan. Kiev vs Kyiv aka "keev" is not a mere affectation.
Posted on 5/13/26 at 10:00 pm to shutterspeed
They do it on the news all the time with any Hispanic word.
Blah blah blah tor·tee·uh blah blah.
Blah blah blah tor·tee·uh blah blah.
Posted on 5/13/26 at 10:22 pm to shutterspeed
Porque yo hablo Español. Pinche gringo.
Posted on 5/13/26 at 10:25 pm to shutterspeed
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Knowing they would never use an inflection when pronouncing African American, Asian, Irish, Italian
You clearly don't know me.
And what is an "African American" inflection?
Not many to pronounce Washington, Jackson, Etc.
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