Re: Rhys Ifans! Welsh fans, another pronunciation pop question

On Nov 28, 2004, at 8:09 PM, Sally Caves wrote:
> No more so than the Brits of latter years, who liked to pronounce Don
> Juan
> as "Don Joo-inn" and the river Guadalquivir as "Gwaddle Quiver."
Or the barrage of British-sounding ads for "Jag-yoo-uh" cars i heard
and saw last time i was in the 'States.  I really don't see the point
of those... i understand the American cultural idea of British = posh =
high-class = good, but where does pronouncing a well-known American
word in a very silly- and incorrect-sounding way come into it?


-Stephen (Steg)
  'the creator thought that one language would be enough,
   but Raven thought differently, and made many.'
      ~ the bella coola, according to hyde
        (as quoted by hanuman zhang)

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