Re: Metathesis?

Quoting "Ph.D." <phil@...>:

> Thomas Wier wrote:
> >
> > . . .   Anyways, then I was walking down the street the other
> > day, and I heard someone wanting to go to [tSIpolti], that is,
> > "Chipotle", the MacDonald's-owned fastfood joint. I suppose
> > it could have been worse;  he could have said he wanted to get
> > a [f@dZajd@] at the [tSIpolti].
>
>
> Several years ago, I did some computer contract work for a
> company in Columbus, Ohio. My co-workers suggested a new
> fast-food place that had just opened down the street. They called
> it [tSIpAtl], as did I.
>
> Then about a year ago, Subway came out with a sandwich called
> the "Chipotle Chicken" which had "Chipotle" sauce on it. On the
> television advertisements, everyone pronounced it [tSIpolti], and
> now everyone I know pronounces the word that way.
>
> So what is the correct pronunciation of "Chipotle"?
[tSIpolti]? What's kind of pronounciation is that?

I'd expected the naive English prounciation to be [tSIpowtl=] or thereabouts.

                                                   Andreas

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