For fuck’s sake, is there anything more annoying than this “What is the proper way to pronounce Nevada” bullshit?
I mean, seriously … who cares?
And why?
If you can name anyone who does, then that person needs to get a goddamn life or a blowjob by a redheaded hooker.
Either of those two things will cure the OCD that permeates the brains of people who even give such nonsense a second thought.
Before I moved here, I called it Nev-ahh-dah. Nobody gave a shit. I didn’t give a shit. Why would anyone give a shit? Surely there is some imperfect area in their lives that could use some attention other than how someone says the fucking name of the state they live in.
Now that I live here, I say it the “correct locals” way. With the harsh sounding “A” in the middle that sounds like you are holding your nose (it is the less pleasant sounding pronunciation, IMHO). Not because I made a concerted effort to do so, but because I simply got used to it. It took me about a year to completely make the transition.
When I am on The Strip, I hear people say it the “ahh” way all the time. I’ve never corrected them. I never felt the need to.
What am I, retarded and easily confused?
“Oh, you meant THAT Nevada … I was totally thrown off by the mispronunciation and assumed you were talking about someplace in Africa”.
Please.
I have bills to pay.
What exactly do I get for people using my pronunciations?
As long as it’s in the ballpark, I will get the gist.
But maybe that’s just me.
As a matter of fact, I am going to go back to pronouncing it the “incorrect” way. Just to give bored locals a nasty bout of anal retentive, diamond-shitting, constipation.
Nev-Ahhh-Daaah it is.
Fuck You.
