geographical literacy

[foxmoth at qnet.com]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., Amanda Lewanski <editor at t...> wrote:
> bbennett at j... wrote:
> 
> > I personally love hearing someone order "KAY-su-DILL'as". But again,
> > if you've never heard it spoken and aren't familiar with Spanish...
> 
> I personally feel that my relationship with my then-intended's father
> (we never did get married) was permanently marred when I laughed when he
> called a certain motel a "La /KWIN-tah/". I thought he was joking.
> 
> --Amanda, who actually has heard /ta-MALES/ (two syllables) for tamales,
> too.

My mother-in-law, a Texas native(!) came out here to California and 
told me she wanted to visit some friends of hers in "La JALL -a" which 
is spelled La Jolla and pronounced /La HOY-a/
I think I've already mentioned my confusion over /San WAH-keen/ and San 
Joaquin. For a couple of years I had no idea they were the same place.
Pippin (born in  Illinois, natch)