[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: geographical literacy

[Doreen]

> > 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)

I still cringe whenever the Jose Cole Circus comes to town. I was in the
JAYCEE's and was in charge of making the poster for the circus. I did a
reverse on what we have been talking about. I made a poster saying, "Don't
Miss the Hose Cole Circus!"  This might not have been all that funny or
embarrassing if not for the fact that all the JAYCEES and the Circus people
had a big party after the circus each year. All night long, everyone kept
calling him Hose or Hose Cole.
Doreen


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