Headin' South - a plea for advice/help

[Ghoulish Delight]

When my mom moved out here, it took her forever to connect the city/street name that everyone pronounced "Al-ham-bra" with the city/street "Alhambra" that she saw on the map and pronounced correctly in her head.

[Alex]

And then you all go and pronounce La Jolla correctly.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

And then you all go and pronounce La Jolla correctly.

Which, ironically, is probably a misspelling of "La Joya".

[MouseWife]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Which, ironically, is probably a misspelling of "La Joya".

Egads, that is just the tip of the iceberg around here. Jamacha? Jamul? San Ysidro?

[wendybeth]

I can always tell when telemarketers attack- they pronounce Spokane 'Spo-cane', instead of 'Spo-can'. I also love the yearly garbling of Gonzaga by th sportscasters, although they are getting better.

[MouseWife]

Originally Posted by wendybeth

I can always tell when telemarketers attack- they pronounce Spokane 'Spo-cane', instead of 'Spo-can'. I also love the yearly garbling of Gonzaga by th sportscasters, although they are getting better.

And in quite a few places in the U.S. no one can spell 'Chula Vista'. Or say it. Is it that difficult? Isn't 'vista' a word?

Also, when the telemarketers call they can't pronounce our last name and I just 'Nope, not here'.

No one can pronounce our street name, either.