1) Question:
My wife pronounces the name of our home state as «Ne - VAH - dah,» while I say it as «Ne - VAD - a.»
Not exact matches
Although his
wife, Kathy, leaves town with their four children, Abdulrahman (known as Zeitoun because few locals can
pronounce his first
name) stays behind, hoping to protect their home, their job sites, and their rental properties.
Tucked away in the Pacific Northwest with my
wife Denise, a Border Collie
named Aoife (
pronounced EYE - fa), a guitar collection, and an increasing number of aquariums sporting a variety of fish (cichlids are my new favorites), I live for football season when I can ch....
Tucked away in the Pacific Northwest with my
wife Denise, a Border Collie
named Aoife (
pronounced EYE - fa), a guitar collection, and an increasing number of aquariums sporting a variety of fish (cichlids are my new favorites), I live for football season when I can cheer on the Oregon Ducks and my Super Bowl Champion Seattle Seahawks.
Answer: You are, of course, but please reassure your
wife that the Nevada Legislature has «submitted a bill draft request for the 2011 legislative session for a resolution that asserts while the preferred pronunciation of the state's
name is «Ne - VAD - a,»
pronouncing it «Ne - VAH - da» is also acceptable.»