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Pronumciation of José
Why do pronunciation guides show the last syllable of Jose being pronounced as "say?" This is incorrect, and anyone using this pronunciation in a Spanish-speaking country will be recognized as an Anglo. The correct pronunciation is a flat "e," sounding like
"eh," or the first "e" in "enter."Does anyone know where the use of "say" comes from?
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Pronumciation of José  ·  José  ·  5/23/2003, 7:14 PM
Re: Pronumciation of José  ·  Magia  ·  5/23/2003, 9:46 PM
Re: Pronumciation of José  ·  Tieliebirds  ·  5/26/2003, 3:04 AM
Re: Pronumciation of José  ·  Ivayla  ·  5/23/2003, 8:25 PM
Close, but no empanada...  ·  Daividh  ·  5/28/2003, 8:51 PM
Re: Close, but no empanada...  ·  Magia  ·  5/30/2003, 8:59 PM
However...  ·  Ivayla  ·  5/29/2003, 9:56 AM