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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
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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
quote:
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.
Posted on 5/13/26 at 11:11 pm to shutterspeed
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This post was edited on 5/13/26 at 11:21 pm
Posted on 5/13/26 at 11:25 pm to shutterspeed
I blame it on Duolingo.
Posted on 5/13/26 at 11:42 pm to shutterspeed
Because it actually sounds cool to do that. Saying African American names in their language just makes you sound like a retard.
Posted on 5/14/26 at 5:50 am to shutterspeed
It would sound borderline offensive to me when I was learning to speak Spanish and I would try to speak with a real Hispanic accent.
I felt like I was pretending to speak like Speedy Gonzalez or something
I felt like I was pretending to speak like Speedy Gonzalez or something
Posted on 5/14/26 at 5:53 am to shutterspeed
It’s fine if it’s someone’s name, other than that….
Posted on 5/14/26 at 6:08 am to shutterspeed
Posted on 5/14/26 at 6:20 am to PacoPicopiedra
Posted on 5/14/26 at 6:35 am to mattz1122
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I remember Jim Hawthorne pronouncing Martinez as Martin-ez while calling a baseball game like he had never seen or heard the name before. He sounded retarded.
Where is Hawthorne from? I went to school in SW LA with white folks with that last name and they pronounced it Martin-ez.
Posted on 5/14/26 at 6:36 am to BOSCEAUX
Girl I work with used to do this unintentionally. She grew up on a farm and basically just gets a heavy Spanish accent when talking to Spanish patients in English. It’s pretty funny.
Posted on 5/14/26 at 6:46 am to shutterspeed
Not sure
My wife is a cracker from Louisiana, and every time she says carnitas she tries to say it with an authentic pronunciation
Which strikes me as pretentious. It pisses me off.
My wife is a cracker from Louisiana, and every time she says carnitas she tries to say it with an authentic pronunciation
Which strikes me as pretentious. It pisses me off.
This post was edited on 5/14/26 at 6:47 am
Posted on 5/14/26 at 6:48 am to OysterPoBoy
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Like Obama.
I never say his name with a Kenyan accent.
Posted on 5/14/26 at 6:51 am to Jim Rockford
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Why do some LSU fans insist on putting eaux at the end of words?
Like wordseaux?
I really don't kneaux.
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